Rep. Upton joins House climate caucus

Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), the chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee's energy panel, has joined the House Climate Solutions Caucus, marking the highest-profile GOP lawmaker to join the group that has sought to promote bipartisan cooperation on climate-related issues. Upton, who formerly was chairman of the full Energy & Commerce Committee, will join the caucus alongside Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL). The caucus now includes 66 lawmakers, evenly split between Republicans and Democrats. In a Jan. 26 press release...