Emma Dumain covers Congress for E&E News. A Capitol Hill reporter since 2010, she was most recently a congressional correspondent for McClatchy and, before that, she covered South Carolina politics and the state's congressional delegation for The (Columbia) State newspaper and the Charleston Post and Courier. Emma got her start in journalism at Roll Call and Congressional Quarterly and is a graduate of Oberlin College.
Nearly two dozen House Republicans have signed on to a new bill that would seek to block the Biden administration's plans for meeting its goal of conserving 30% of all U.S. lands and waters by 2030.
Sen. Steve Daines was the first Senate Republican to announce his opposition to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, alerting the public of his intent to place a hold on her nomination before confirmation hearings had even been scheduled.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to advance Tommy Beaudreau's nomination for deputy Interior secretary, and it won't be a question of whether he'll have the votes to move forward but rather how many votes he'll get.
Rep. Katie Porter is making good on her promise to ask tough questions of the oil and gas industry in her new role as chair of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
The Biden administration's rebranding of a sweeping conservation effort and attempts to reassure property owners have done little to quell anxiety among conservatives on Capitol Hill.