Jennifer writes about public lands issues, including access, development and the state land transfer movement. She previously covered campaigns and elections at E&E. Before joining E&E News in 2011, she spent 10 years at the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call where she worked as an investigative reporter writing about ethics, campaign finance and congressional wealth. Her work has also appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Detroit News and on National Public Radio. She has appeared as an expert guest on outlets including C-SPAN, NPR and local television. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan.
The Supreme Court declined to weigh in on whether former President Obama acted lawfully when he created a Connecticut-sized marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean, but it left the door open to similar challenges in the future.
Amid rising numbers of migrants attempting to cross into the United States along its southern border, House Republicans are pressing the Biden administration to address the "environmental consequences" of would-be asylum seekers.
Native American leaders praised Interior Secretary Deb Haaland's decision to extend her agency's review of the Bears Ears National Monument, but pressed the Biden administration to nonetheless move quickly to restore protections to the Utah site.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will delay her recommendations on whether to restore millions of acres of public lands to two Utah national monuments in order to hold in-person meetings in the state next month.
Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy is free on a $10,000 bond following his arrest for failing to appear for trial Monday.