Jean covers international climate policy for Climatewire. Her special areas of focus include U.N. policy, U.S. foreign policy and stories about how other nations are grappling with climate change. She also does occasional features on domestic issues. She worked previously for Platts, Politico and CQ. She has a master's in journalism from Boston University and graduated with honors from the Western Washington University with a theater arts degree.
A spending bill being considered by House appropriators today would give state and local air regulators their first big budget increase since EPA added greenhouse gases to the list of pollutants they're responsible for tracking.
Language in an EPA spending bill unveiled today would bar the agency from advancing a rulemaking for oil and gas methane emissions even though the rule is expected to be finalized before the spending bill takes effect.
EPA is poised to stop regulating oil and gas methane directly this month, leaving a gap in how the United States manages the powerful greenhouse gas.
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler today touted the inclusion of environmental provisions in the new trade deal with Canada and Mexico as part of President Trump's "pro-environment legacy."
House Democrats' blueprint for climate action would revive Obama-era rules that fell under the ax of President Trump and write new ones for key sectors, like oil and gas operations.