Trump's pick to lead EPA, Lee Zeldin, was paid tens of thousands to write op-eds criticizing climate policies and ESG [View all]

Source: Business Insider

Trump's pick to lead EPA was paid tens of thousands to write op-eds criticizing climate policies and ESG

Bryan Metzger
Sun, January 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM EST·4 min read

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, has made millions of dollars in recent years from consulting, speaking fees, and paid op-eds, according to a financial disclosure made public on Saturday.

That includes tens of thousands of dollars to write about environmental and climate change-related topics. In one instance, Zeldin was paid $25,000 for an op-ed in which he likened environmental, social, and governance investing, or ESG, to the practices of disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried.

A staunchly pro-Trump Republican first elected to Congress in 2014, Zeldin left office after mounting an unsuccessful bid for governor of New York in 2022. As retiring lawmakers in both parties often do, Zeldin cashed in, establishing a consulting firm to advise corporate clients while enmeshing himself in the well-funded world of conservative political advocacy.

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