Niina H. Farah (née Heikkinen) covers regulations and federal agencies for E&E News. She has previously covered climate policy at U.S. EPA under the Trump administration, and agriculture, fisheries and biofuels, with a focus in scientific research and ecological conservation. Before joining the E&E News staff, she was a reporting fellow for Climatewire. She has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and dual bachelor's degrees in animal science (with a concentration in pre-veterinary medicine) and journalism from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
President Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency said addressing the needs of the agency's disaster response workforce would be a top priority if he is confirmed by the Senate.
EPA's draft rule on limiting methane emissions from the oil and gas sector has landed at the White House for review this week.
Jeffrey Byard, nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will testify before a Senate panel this week, as House members plan to assess how prepared the agency is for future disasters.
Small business owners, trade boosters and industry groups — including nuclear power backers — are calling on Congress to provide a long-term reauthorization for the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
A House panel approved legislation last night that would boost federal worker salaries and nix the Trump administration's plan to ax the Office of Personnel Management.