Author: Simon Lomax | The Center Square

Simon Lomax Back when I was an energy and environmental reporter, I took some time away from the newsroom to accept a fellowship with the American Political Science Association. The fellowship placed me on Capitol Hill, where I worked on climate change and energy issues in the U.S. House of Representatives. My boss was former…

Simon Lomax After months of debating infrastructure, federal lawmakers may be turning their attention to a new subject: Power plants and the utilities that deliver electricity to homes and businesses.  According to CBS News, some lawmakers want to attach a Clean Energy Standard (CES) to the federal budget using a parliamentary move that requires 51 votes in the U.S.…

Simon Lomax One of the biggest challenges in politics and public policy is that people spend most of their time working in silos. That is, they work on a narrow range of issues or even just one issue. Reporters have beats. Lawmakers have committee assignments. Subject matter experts usually work in just one discipline. Interest…