Congressional reporter George Cahlink has nearly two decades of experience covering Capitol Hill and federal agencies. Most recently, he spent 10 years at CQ Roll Call in several editing and writing positions. He also covered the Defense Department as a staff writer for Government Executive magazine, a job that included stints as an embedded reporter in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Kosovo. He got his start in journalism at the Eagle Times and Argus Champion newspapers in New Hampshire. He has won national and regional reporting awards for his work and is a graduate of Saint Joseph's University.
Support is mounting for a Democratic measure that would quickly kill one of the Trump administration's most contentious environmental regulations, with Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine saying she would sign on as a co-sponsor.
The United Mine Workers of America today backed some of the green initiatives being pushed by the Biden administration, describing them as part of a "true energy transition" that could benefit miners.
All House members will have the chance to direct up to $20 million in earmarks for infrastructure projects in the upcoming surface transportation authorization bill due to be unveiled next month.
Lawmakers are introducing bipartisan legislation in the Senate today to create a multibillion-dollar federal cleanup effort for the tens of thousands of abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells throughout the United States.
Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley has always been ahead of his party in pressing for environmental action. Now, he's positioned to get those priorities funded as the new head of a congressional panel that controls Interior Department and EPA spending.