Kelsey Brugger previously covered politics, the White House and the Energy Department for Energywire. She joined E&E News in 2018 after working as a reporter in California, where she covered offshore oil, immigration, cannabis and politics for the Santa Barbara Independent. Her work has also appeared in Scientific American and Coastlines. She obtained a bachelor's degree in history from University of California, Santa Barbara.
Six months ago, as the pandemic shook the country and hit the economy, President Trump promised Americans he would cut regulatory barriers across the government in an "environmentally good" way.
Top House Democrats are warning the Trump administration against issuing a trove of "midnight rules" as the president exits the White House.
President-elect Joe Biden this week announced a sweeping list of experts to make up his transition team at agencies like EPA and the Interior and Energy departments.
EPA is continuing to prepare its budget plan for the next fiscal year — another sign of defiance from the Trump administration over the election results.
House committee chairs today sent a flurry of letters demanding that the Trump administration maintain documents for the incoming Biden team, as required by the Presidential Records Act.