EXTREME WEATHER
Graves, Plaskett reintroduce disaster bill
Louisiana Republican Rep. Garret Graves has reintroduced legislation to reform the Stafford Act, continuing his efforts to reshape the decades-old disaster law.
Nick Sobczyk
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Nick covers Capitol Hill and climate change for E&E News. Since joining the company as an intern in 2016, he has reported on the Department of Defense, infrastructure, permitting rollbacks under the Trump administration and American Indian issues. He holds a degree in government and creative writing from Hamilton College.
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ADVOCACY
Group founded by former EPA official targets 'Green New Deal'
Another conservative group has signed up for the crusade against the "Green New Deal," joining a growing list of GOP operatives and politicians railing against the progressive climate plan.
OBITUARY
Scientist who popularized 'global warming' dies at 87
Wallace Smith Broecker, a renowned scientist widely credited with popularizing the term "global warming," has died. He was 87.
NOMINATIONS
Trump taps former Ala. official to lead FEMA
President Trump plans to tap Jeffrey Byard, a longtime disaster recovery official who led Alabama's response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, to be administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
CAMPAIGN 2020
Bill Weld plans GOP challenge to Trump on climate
Bill Weld, the former Republican governor of Massachusetts and the 2016 vice presidential candidate on the libertarian ticket, is planning to challenge President Trump for the GOP nomination for 2020.