Education: American University, BA in Journalism and Sociology
Vanessa Montalbano is a researcher for The Climate 202, a daily morning newsletter at The Washington Post that keeps readers up to date on climate news and policy. Vanessa will graduate from American University with a master's degree in journalism in 2022. She received a bachelor's degree in journalism from American University in 2021.
The summit comes as the world confronts multiple crises, including an energy crunch sparked by the war in Ukraine, a worsening famine in the Horn of Africa, and a string of climate disasters, from massive floods in China to historic heat waves in Europe and the United States.
Climate advocates and some House Democrats say President Biden should be pushing for a transit fare holiday, rather than a gas tax holiday, if he's serious about tackling climate change and cutting emissions from America's car-centric transportation system.
Manchin has indicated that he will not support a budget reconciliation bill that includes direct pay, in which payments are sent directly to companies that produce clean energy for consumers.
The Biden administration reached an agreement to give five Native American tribes more say over the day-to-day management of a national monument in Utah, marking a new chapter in the federal government’s often-fraught relationship with tribes.
A little-known official at the State Department has emerged as President Biden's go-to adviser on ways of addressing surging gasoline prices while centering climate concerns, Maxine reports this morning.