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.
Two separate House panels will hold environmental justice hearings tomorrow, as lawmakers moved to put a spotlight on civil rights after the killing of George Floyd and subsequent nationwide protests.
The scandal that has become known as "Sharpiegate" damaged NOAA's credibility and may have undercut public trust in the agency's apolitical weather forecasting, Commerce Department Inspector General Peggy Gustafson said in a long-awaited report released yesterday.
The House Appropriations Committee today approved its State Department spending bill over Republican objections to a $500 million carve-out for international climate efforts.
A coalition of environmental, insurance and consumer advocacy groups today offered a wide-ranging vision for climate adaptation policy.
The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic downturn caused an 18% drop in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions between March 15 and June 15 compared with last year's levels, according to a new report from the Rhodium Group.