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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 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.
Rancher Cliven Bundy is seeking to fire his attorney Bret Whipple less than three weeks before he is set to face trial on charges stemming from his 2014 armed standoff with federal agents near Bunkerville, Nev.
When Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommended that President Trump roll back the boundaries of a handful of national monuments last month, he pointed to the previously 18 instances in which presidents had struck land from memorials — more than 460,000 acres of federal land.
The Interior Department announced today the acquisition of 600 acres of private land adjacent to the Santa Teresa Wilderness in Arizona in an effort to expand public access to the 27,000-acre site.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke today revealed his latest effort to expand access to hunting on public property — but rather than the nation's vast federal lands, he's urging deer stalking in the agency's cafeteria.
Democratic lawmakers yesterday accused Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke of dismissing "the voices of the majority" in recommending that President Trump slash the size of a half-dozen monuments and open others to commercial uses.