EPA chief Zeldin tours key election states with scandal-hit Republicans

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin is traveling through political battlegrounds in the weeks before the midterm election. His itinerary reads like a list of Republican trouble spots. On Thursday, Zeldin visited an auto repair shop and a construction company in central Pennsylvania. A government watchdog is now questioning whether these trips mix official business with campaign politics. Zeldin has been touring the country to promote the Trump administration's agenda. Such travel is normal for an EPA administrator. But the timing and locations have raised concerns. The watchdog's questions focus on whether Zeldin is using taxpayer-funded travel to boost embattled Republican candidates. The EPA has not yet responded to these concerns.