Capito Hires Democrat On Air, GHG Issues, Irking Some Republicans

Sen.-elect Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), who is slated to serve on both the energy and environment committees in the next Congress, has hired a long-time Democratic staffer to serve as her senior counsel on greenhouse gas (GHG) and other air quality issues, prompting ire among Republicans who worry the hire suggests Capito will not push back against the Obama administration's climate agenda. The critics are especially concerned because Capito is expected to chair the Environment and Public Works Committee's clean...