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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 Energy and Natural Resources Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said yesterday she plans to move a trio of Energy Department nominees through her committee "as quickly as we can," while hoping to see them confirmed before the Senate leaves in mid-August for its abbreviated summer recess.
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska today said she plans to press Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke about accusations of retaliation lobbed by a former policy analyst over climate-related work in her home state.
House lawmakers are mulling revisions to Senate-passed legislation that would tighten sanctions against Russia, including changes sought by energy interests and the addition of sanctions against North Korea.
A nonprofit group that favors limited government has filed a lawsuit to determine whether the Justice Department consulted with a House Republican chairman to limit the release of documents under the Freedom of Information Act.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee this week will hear testimony on current and future projections of North American energy and resource security.