Christa was previously a reporter at Greenwire, covering the Department of Energy, energy technologies and science policy and was a reporter and assistant deputy editor at Climatewire. 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.
Rick Perry departed the Department of Energy yesterday, making one of his last official statements about cleanup at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California — a cause backed by celebrity Kim Kardashian and some members of Congress.
The Department of Energy has tapped agency official Becca Jones-Albertus to lead its solar office, according to an email obtained by E&E News.
Ninety percent of the world's biggest energy companies do not have "net zero" plans for their own carbon emissions, and most of the plans that exist do not flesh out how the target will be achieved, according to a report released last week.
California's top utility regulator slammed Pacific Gas and Electric Co. yesterday for its recent power outages aimed at preventing wildfires and ordered numerous "corrective actions" for the company, saying the historic shut-offs were "failures in execution."
The Trump administration eliminated a previously granted exemption from solar tariffs Friday, sparking pushback from renewable advocates who said the measure was needed to boost the industry as federal tax credits are phasing down.