Evan Halper, Author at Valley News

FILE - In this April 21, 2013 file photo, Maria Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization in Russia, speaks to a crowd during a rally in support of legalizing the possession of handguns in Moscow, Russia. Prosecutors say they have “resolved” a case against Butina accused of being a secret agent for the Russian government, a sign that she likely has taken a plea deal. The information was included in a court filing Monday. (AP Photo/File)

High-Level Russian Spy or Hapless Collateral Damage? The Curious Case of Maria Butina

by Evan Halper Los Angeles Times, and Chris Megerian Los Angeles TimesDecember 13, 2018

Washington — Even after she pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiring to help the Russian government exert influence over American politicians and operatives, the question remains open whether the case against Maria Butina is the stuff of a James Bond…

Puget Sound Energy owns almost one-third of this coal-fired plant in Colstrip, Montana. All of the plant's units, at peak production, can power 1,500,000 homes. Its energy serves the greater Puget Sound Region and Western Washington. Critics of coal and this plant say it's the dirtiest coal plant in the West while PSE says it operates more efficiently than older plants and ahead of compliance. (Alan Berner/Seattle Times/TNS)

Trump Administration Analyses Find Rollback of Federal Regulations Would Have Human Toll

by Noam N. Levey Los Angeles Times, and Evan Halper Los Angeles TimesNovember 23, 2018

Christopher Page, senior biologist at Mote Marine Laboratory, is studying sexual recruits in a group of coral that was produced in the lab from sperm and eggs collected in the summer of 2017 before Hurricane Irma. "This is not going to take the place of mitigating climate change," said Christopher Page, a senior biologist at Mote. "But it will help the process along as we work to change the larger scale things." The micro-fragmenting effort Page oversees, which involves meticulously cutting the corals into tiny pieces that grow exponentially faster in the early stage than corals left intact, has enabled Mote to step up production to a pace unimaginable until recently. Growing a piece of reef the size of a basketball, which takes 25 to 100 years in the wild, can now be done as few as three years. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Scientists Race to Create More Resilient Coral

by Evan Halper Los Angeles TimesJuly 13, 2018

Trump Cuts Might Carry Big Price Tag

by Evan Halper Los Angeles TimesJune 26, 2018

American whistleblower Edward Snowden can be seen on video screens at the 34th Chaos Communication Congress (34c3) at the fair grounds in Leipzig, Germany, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. Around 15,000 participants registered for the biggest hacking congress in Europe, taking place until 30 December 2017. (Sebastian Willnow/dpa via AP)

U.S.’s Embattled Surveillance Program Proves Resilient

by Evan Halper Tribune Washington BureauJanuary 5, 2018

Energy Sector Backs Off Position on Climate Rules

by Evan Halper Tribune Washington BureauDecember 2, 2017

Democrats at A Crossroads

by Evan Halper Tribune Washington BureauSeptember 10, 2017

The United Nations Security Council holds a meeting on the situation in Syria, Friday, April 7, 2017, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Syria Crisis Tests Trump Plan To Usher In New World Order

by Evan Halper Tribune Washington Bureau, and W.J. Hennigan Tribune Washington BureauApril 7, 2017

Texas’ Perry Is Choice To Head Up Energy Dept.

by Evan Halper Tribune Washington BureauDecember 13, 2016

Sanders Shares Plan for Change

by Evan Halper Tribune Washington BureauNovember 20, 2016