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.
Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee are seeking an investigation into Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's role in a real estate deal backed by Halliburton Co. Chairman David Lesar, asserting the former Montana lawmaker has used his current office for personal financial gain.
Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.) today earned praise from Trump administration officials for his proposals to lift restrictions on more than 800,000 acres of public lands in Montana, but others urged him back to the drawing board.
House Natural Resources Committee Republicans today expanded their investigation into environmental organizations and their relationships with foreign governments, demanding documents from the Center for Biological Diversity.
A new copper mining project is expected to begin this summer on former Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument lands, but environmentalists said today they could move to block the project in federal court.
A House panel this week will review a slate of bills that would lift restrictions on more than 690,000 acres of public lands in Montana, create a new national monument in Utah and designate a new national park in Washington, D.C.