E&E News is an American news organization that covers
energy,
environmental policy,
climate change
In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to ...
, markets and science. As of 2020, the organization has more than 65 reporters and editors across 10 cities. It was acquired by
Politico
''Politico'' (stylized in all caps), known originally as ''The Politico'', is an American, German-owned political journalism newspaper company based in Arlington County, Virginia, that covers politics and policy in the United States and intern ...
in December 2020.
History and publications
E&E is a
subscription-based news service with
paywall
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s. As of 2014, annual subscriptions cost between $2,000 and $150,000, depending on the range of products subscribed to.
[ It was founded in 1998 by Kevin Braun and Michael Witt,][ with seven initial employees. The company began as a Capitol Hill clipping service, later became a weekly newsletter, and in 2000 became a Web-based news service.][
As a specialist, niche news service, most of E&E's subscribers are institutions, including think tanks, energy companies and other corporations, environmentalist groups, law firms, and state and federal agencies.][
Publications and services that are or were part of E&E News include ''EnergyWire'' (launched in 2012), ''ClimateWire'' (launched in 2008), ''E&E Daily'', ''E&E PM'', ''OnPoint'' (a daily webcast), and ''Greenwire'' (purchased from the '']National Journal
''National Journal'' is an advisory services company based in Washington, D.C., offering services in government affairs, advocacy communications, stakeholder mapping, and policy brands research for government and business leaders. It publishes da ...
'').[ E&E formerly had a content partnership with '']The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
''. Pieces from E&E's ''ClimateWire'' are sometimes republished by '' Scientific American''.[
As of 2014, it employed roughly 75 journalists in ten cities across the United States.]Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. n ...
and CNN, was barred from a national summit on harmful water contaminants by the Trump administration's EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters. President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it be ...
.
E&E News was acquired by Politico
''Politico'' (stylized in all caps), known originally as ''The Politico'', is an American, German-owned political journalism newspaper company based in Arlington County, Virginia, that covers politics and policy in the United States and intern ...
in December 2020. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Politico said it would keep the E&E News brand and its journalism in place.
References
External links
Official website
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News agencies based in the United States
American news websites
American journalism organizations
American environmental websites
Politico