Juliet Eilperin is The Washington Post’s national environmental reporter, covering science, policy, and politics in areas including climate change, oceans, and air quality. She joined the Post as its House of Representatives reporter and covered the impeachment of Bill Clinton, lobbying, legislation, and five national congressional campaigns. She also covered the 2008 presidential race, traveling with Sen. John McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. She is the author of Fight Club Politics: How Partisanship is Poisoning the House of Representatives, and she is currently working on a book about sharks.