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Michael has covered the Interior Department, the Fish and Wildlife Service and endangered species since 2017. He previously covered California and legal affairs for McClatchy's Washington Bureau. He is the author of two books, "Radical Chapters" and "The Forestport Breaks." He graduated from Oberlin College and earned master's degrees from Yale Law School, where he was a Knight Journalism Fellow, and from Johns Hopkins University. He is an adjunct instructor at George Washington University and is a Virginia-certified EMT.
The cute but unlovely sounding Sonoyta mud turtle and two other species have now secured federal protection, instigated by the kind of litigation that congressional conservatives hope to curtail.
The attorney for high-profile Interior Department whistleblower Joel Clement asked investigators today for reassurances that his case will be included in a broader inquiry into the department's controversial reassignment of senior staff.
Two kinds of compact-sized dolphins found far from U.S. waters have secured Endangered Species Act protections from the Trump administration.
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have reinvigorated legislation to require federally regulated animal keepers to develop emergency contingency plans.
The short-handed and seemingly sidelined White House Council on Environmental Quality could reclaim some of its mojo as it coordinates the Trump administration's controversial plan to streamline infrastructure project reviews.