Christa is a reporter at Greenwire, covering the Department of Energy, energy technologies and science policy. She previously was a reporter at Climatewire, where she served as assistant deputy editor. Since joining E&E News in 2008, she has interviewed leaders like Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and former Vice President Al Gore and has covered everything from climate adaptation to the Keystone XL pipeline fight. A graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, she formerly worked for The Denver Post and NPR.
Federal scientists at EPA, the Interior Department and other agencies are reporting political interference with their work, requests to remove "climate change" from research and declining staff levels, a new survey of government employees said.
Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk said today he's been in talks with Saudi investors to take his company private after he was approached to help the country "diversify away from oil."
A Department of Energy document suggesting a possible rollback of lightbulb standards has sparked outrage among promoters of energy efficiency.
The Solar Energy Industries Association recently removed two senior officials as part of a shift in "strategic priorities."
The White House is no longer including "climate change" and a distinct section on "clean energy" in a budget document that steers spending decisions at federal agencies.