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.
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) said today he supports the proposed "Green New Deal" select committee, marking the most powerful member yet to embrace the idea floated by Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).
Hundreds of protesters swarmed the offices of House Democratic leaders this morning, the latest in a series of progressive moves to push the party to act on climate change.
Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler could remove the "acting" from his title by early next year.
Some Senate Republicans see a rosy future for the coal industry after another EPA rule rollback, but the agency's economic analyses paint a more skeptical picture.
House progressives have been talking up a "Green New Deal" platform, with the goal of getting to 100 percent renewable energy in a decade, but Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) today offered a dose of skepticism.