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5 things to watch on Science panel next year
Change is coming to the House Science, Space and Technology Committee in January, but will there be a sharp shift in direction or simply a passing of the gavel?
Christa Marshall
Reporter
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.
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