Covering Environmental Controversies in an Overheated Political Environment

Environment and Natural Resources Program Seminar Series Juliet Eilperin, national environment reporter for The Washington Post A Washington insider's look at challenges in reporting on climate change, Keystone XL, renewable energy and fracking at the start of President Obama's second term. Eilperin began covering Congress for the Post in 1998 and since 2004 has focused on the science, policies and politics of environment. Speaker Info: Juliet Eilperin has been at The Washington Post for nearly 15 years, starting as its House of Representatives reporter. In 2004, she became the Post's national environment reporter, covering areas such as climate change, air quality, and oceans. She is the author of "Fight Club Politics: How Partisanship is Poisoning the House of Representatives" (2007) and "Demon Fish: Travels Through the World With Sharks" (2012)