Geof covers Congress for Greenwire and E&E Daily. He's written about energy and environmental policy in Washington, D.C., since 2002, including eight years at Roll Call and five at Inside Washington Publishers. He is a graduate of Villanova University and has a master's degree in journalism from the University of Colorado, Boulder. A Maryland native, Geof has also worked for newspapers in Colorado and Oregon.
Senate Democrats are launching a broad inquiry into the influence of the billionaire Koch brothers' political network on Trump administration policies at EPA, the Interior Department and other federal agencies.
After a precedent-setting vote yesterday, some Republicans are hoping to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn decades-old rules and guidance documents.
Congressional Republicans continue to praise EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's deregulatory push at the agency, but there's increasing concern that his recent ethical missteps may hamstring his ability to further that agenda.
Senate Environment and Public Works ranking member Tom Carper (D-Del.) said he tried to negotiate a deal with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to preserve landmark federal fuel efficiency rules for vehicles, but the EPA chief reneged on the agreement.
With negotiations on a new North American Free Trade Agreement seemingly headed into the homestretch, lawmakers and interest groups on all sides of the political spectrum are stepping up pressure on the Trump administration for changes they want to see included in a revamped trade deal.