BORDER WALL
Lawmakers scramble to protect sensitive lands
With the president poised to declare a national emergency to secure funding for his border wall with Mexico, lawmakers and environmentalists are concerned about the impact on sensitive lands.
Jennifer Yachnin
Reporter
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.
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