Debra Kahn is California policy editor at POLITICO. She previously served as deputy sustainability editor, California bureau chief and California environment and transportation reporter, where she covered climate, water, air pollution, electric vehicles, fuel economy, high-speed rail and wildfires. She came to POLITICO in 2019 after 13 years at E&E News, 10 of those in California. She hails from Maryland and is a proud Terp.