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| Type |
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|---|---|
| Owner | Politico |
| Founders |
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| Executive editor | Cyril T. Zaneski |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | 1000 Wilson Blvd, 8th Floor[1] |
| City | Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Website | www.eenews.net |
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E&E News (branded as E&E News by POLITICO; also known as Environment and Energy Publishing) is an American news publication owned by Politico that covers energy and the environment, as well as pertinent climate and natural resource policy news.[2][1] E&E News includes five publications: Climatewire, E&E Daily, Energywire, Greenwire, and E&E News PM.[3]
The organization was founded in 1998 and was acquired by Politico in 2020. At the time, the organization employed over 65 staff reporters and editors located across the United States.[4] Since the acquisition, Politico has integrated E&E News into its Politico Pro platform;[5] select content from E&E News publications can be accessed through either the E&E News or Politico Pro websites.[a]
History and business model
[edit]Environment and Energy Publishing was founded in 1998 by Kevin Braun and Michael Witt. The company launched with less than ten employees.[6][7] It was founded as a clipping service on Capitol Hill and later became a weekly newsletter. It was taken online by its founders in 2000. That year, their organization gained a group of subscribers when they bought Greenwire from the National Journal.[8]
In 2014, all E&E News content was locked behind paywalls.[8] As of 2025, select articles are available for non-subscribers.[9]
As a niche trade publication,[10] E&E targets institutions for subscriptions, including think tanks, energy companies, non-governmental organizations, law firms, and government agencies.[8] Institutional subscribers include universities such as the University of Iowa,[11] Indiana University,[12] and the University of Washington.[13] In 2014, annual subscriptions cost between $2,000 and $150,000, depending on the range of products subscribed to, and E&E Publishing employed roughly 75 journalists in ten cities across the United States.[8]
In 2018, E&E News announced that Kevin Braun would be stepping down as editor-in-chief while remaining an owner and principal. Bloomberg gave Braun's resignation as an example of the #MeToo movement's effects.[14] Cy Zaneski was named as Braun's successor.[15]
In May of 2018, E&E News, along with the Associated Press and CNN, was barred from a national summit on harmful water contaminants by the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency.[16] In July 2020, The Hill reported that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had cancelled its subscription to E&E News.[17]
E&E News was acquired by newspaper Politico in December 2020.[4][18] Terms of the deal were not disclosed.[19] Politico said it would keep the E&E News brand and its journalism in place.[20] As a property of Politico, E&E News has been bundled into Politico Pro, and an E&E subscription is now available as an addon to select Politico Pro packages.[21]
Publications and content
[edit]Until 2011, E&E News had a content-sharing partnership with The New York Times.[22] Pieces from E&E's Climatewire are sometimes republished by Scientific American.[8]
As of 2025, the E&E News suite of publications consists of:[5]
- Climatewire (launched in 2008)[6]
- Energywire (launched in 2012)[23]
- Greenwire (acquired from the National Journal in 2000)[8]
- E&E Daily
- E&E News PM
The executive editor of E&E News is Cyril T. "Cy" Zaneski, as of 2025.[1]
In 2025, Politico stated that most subscribers to E&E News were in the private sector.[24]
Notes
[edit]- ^ See, for example, this 2025 E&E Daily article, available to subscribers at either E&E News or Politico Pro.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Meet the team". E&E News by POLITICO. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ "The Wall Street Journal: Politico to Acquire Energy Trade Publication E&E News". POLITICO. December 29, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ^ "Frequently asked questions". E&E News by POLITICO. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ a b Cooke, Melissa (December 29, 2020). "Politico acquires E&E News". Politico. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ a b "What is included?". E&E News by POLITICO. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ a b Brainard, Curtis (April 1, 2008). "E&E News launches ClimateWire". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ O'Connor, Maura R. (July 18, 2011). "E&E Publishing". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f O'Donovan, Caroline (March 25, 2014). "E&E Publishing is spending a lot of money on reporting most people won't ever see". Nieman Lab. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ "Homepage". E&E News by POLITICO. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ Palleschi, Amanda (November 21, 2017). "Trump circus squeezes a key media niche on Capitol Hill". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ "A-Z databases". University Libraries. University of Iowa. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ "A-Z databases". Libraries. Indiana University Bloomington. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ "A-Z databases". University Libraries. University of Washington. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ Griffin, Riley; Recht, Hannah; Green, Jeff (October 5, 2018). "#MeToo's first year ends with more than 425 accused". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ Witt, Michael (January 5, 2018). "Editorial leadership change". E&E News. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ Pandey, Erica (May 22, 2018). "Guards "forcibly" prevent AP reporter from attending EPA summit". Axios. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ Beitsch, Rebecca (July 30, 2020). "EPA cancels subscription to news outlet dedicated to covering it". The Hill. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ Cooper, Rebecca (December 30, 2020). "Politico acquires energy and environment-focused trade publication". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ Alpert, Lukas I. (December 29, 2020). "Politico to acquire energy trade publication E&E News". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ Frazin, Rachel (December 29, 2020). "Politico purchases E&E News". The Hill. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ "Compare Pro subscription packages". Politico Pro. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ Svoboda, Michael (January 31, 2012). "E&E: Covering climate change in the age of digital media". Yale Climate Connections. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ Braun, Kevin (March 5, 2012). "E&E launches EnergyWire". Environment and Energy Publishing. Retrieved November 26, 2025 – via PR Newswire.
- ^ Sheikholeslami, Goli; Harris, John (February 14, 2025). "A note to our readers". E&E News PM. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
