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.
Nearly a year after being acquitted of wrongdoing for their roles in the 2014 armed standoff between ranchers and federal agents near Bunkerville, Nev., a pair of former defendants today announced a lawsuit seeking $60 million in damages.
The Interior Department announced today it will accept public comments on the creation of two national monuments in Kentucky, although it will ban the submission of "bulk comments" commonly used by environmental organizations.
Federal prosecutors may attempt to force a new trial of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and two of his sons over their 2014 armed standoff with the Bureau of Land Management, according to court documents filed Thursday.
A Montana-based watchdog group today filed a federal lawsuit against the Interior Department, alleging the Trump administration is withholding documents that would show whether Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt has met with his former lobbying clients.
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