Latest from Alexandra Ellerbeck

In Senate race, leading Pa. Democrat spurns a fracking ban

Rep. Conor Lamb garnered the most votes of the Pennsylvania Democratic Committee meeting this weekend.

January 31, 2022
Rep. Conor Lamb during a meeting of the Pennsylvania Democratic Committee in Harrisburg on Jan. 29. (Matt Rourke/AP)

Gas stoves pose a big risk to the planet and your health, study says

A new study shows that gas stoves release more methane, a potent greenhouse gas, than the Environmental Protection Agency estimates.

January 27, 2022
A kitchen stove that is powered by natural gas. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

There aren't enough coronavirus medications to go around

Demand for drugs to help seriously ill patients outstrips supply.

January 25, 2022
The Barnstorm Theater in The Villages, Florida has been converted into a monoclonal antibody treatment center. (Eve Edelheit for The Washington Post)

The Supreme Court takes on the nation's bedrock environmental laws

The Supreme Court ​​​​​​said yesterday that it would hear a challenge to the scope of the Clean Water Act, sparking concern from environmentalists.

January 25, 2022
The Supreme Court on Dec. 8. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)

How epidemiologists want Biden to respond to the pandemic

We asked a range of experts how the administration should approach the confounding problem.

January 24, 2022
Some feel the Biden administration is struggling in its pandemic approach. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

March for Life convenes today during a pivotal time for abortion rights

As conservatives await key SCOTUS rulings, they're eyeing more state restrictions.

January 21, 2022
March for Life, the large annual abortion protest, is today. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

House panel asks Big Oil board members to testify about climate disinformation

Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee previously grilled the chief executives of the four oil and gas companies, as well as two trade associations they fund, at a blockbuster six-hour hearing in October.

January 21, 2022
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.), chair of the Oversight and Reform Committee, at a hearing last October. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg News)

Biden suggests smaller bites of Build Back Better

It's unclear what will happen with his health-care goals.

January 20, 2022
President Biden spoke yesterday for nearly two hours during a wide-ranging press conference as his presidency hits the one-year mark. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden says Democrats can pass 'big chunks' of Build Back Better, including climate

"It’s clear to me that we’re going to have to probably break it up," Biden said at a press conference from the White House.

January 20, 2022
President Biden at the White House on Jan. 19. (Susan Walsh/AP)

This 'super-freshman' is making a mark on climate policy in the House

Rep. Melanie Ann Stansbury (D-N.M.) is a freshman lawmaker to watch on climate.

January 19, 2022
Rep. Melanie Ann Stansbury (D-N.M.) at a news conference last year. (Susan Montoya Bryan/AP)