E&E News ME Carlile departs

Amy Carlile, the managing editor of E&E News, has left the energy and environmental news organization that is part of Politico. “It’s hard to describe the greatness of the E&E newsroom,” she wrote on LinkedIn. “There is a reason why people stay or return (sometimes multiple times): It’s a place where you can grow and […]

Politico/E&E News journalists win AI arbitration case

labor clabor covUnionized journalists at Politico and E&E News (PEN Guild) announced Monday a major victory in their arbitration case against management over the company’s unilateral introduction of artificial intelligence tools that bypassed negotiated safeguards and undermined core journalistic standards. In a detailed decision, the arbitrator found Politico violated the collective bargaining agreement when it […]

Politico/E&E News reporters go to arbitration over AI

Unionized journalists at Politico and E&E News went to arbitration Friday in a legal dispute over artificial intelligence. The hearing will determine whether Politico violated key protections around AI use that were secured in the PEN Guild’s first collective bargaining agreement— one of the first union contracts in the media industry to include enforceable rules for AI. With […]

Politico, E&E News union gear up for AI fight

The union that represents journalists at Politico and E&E News believe an agreement over how artificial intelligence is being used has been violated, writes Kate Knibbs of Wired. Knibbs writes, “Politico union members, however, allege these tools violated their contract in several ways, and are taking the dispute to arbitration this July. ‘The company is required to […]

E&E News hires Stevenson to cover energy

Ian Stevenson has been hired by E&E News to cover energy, including oil and gas and offshore renewables. He will also cover public lands and the Interior Department. He previously covered state politics and climate change at the Idaho Statesman. Stevenson joined the Statesman’s breaking news team in 2021 from The Boston Guardian, where he covered […]

E&E News reporter Dumain to become policy editor

E&E News Congress reporter Emma Dumain is the new policy editor on the Politico Congress team. She has been at E&E News since May 2020. Dumain joined McClatchy in 2017 as a South Carolina correspondent covering delegation and state news from Capitol Hill. Two years later, she was promoted to her current post of Congressional leadership correspondent at the […]

Ellfeldt departs E&E News after four years

E&E News reporter Avery Ellfeldt has left the Politico-owned news organization, where she was covering housing, insurance and climate. She previously interned for the news organization, and she also interned at NPR. Ellfeldt is a graduate of St. Olaf College, where she was executive editor of the student newspaper, the Manitou Messenger.

Fieseler to cover renewable energy, climate and tech for Politico/E&E News

Clare Fieseler

Clare Fieseler has been hired by Politico and subsidiary E&E News to cover renewable energy, climate and technology. She will start in June. Most recently, Fieseler was a staff reporter for The Post and Courier, South Carolina’s largest newspaper. She also maintains a research appointment at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History where she […]

Downs moves to Congress beat for E&E News

Politico agriculture reporter Garrett Downs is moving to cover Congress for E&E News, a subsidiary of Politico. He has been covering agriculture for Politico since June 2022. He previously was an associate editor at Agri-Pulse Communications and an associate editor and reporter at Inside Washington Publishers. Downs interned for Politico and Our Voice NYC. Downs is a […]

E&E News seeks an energy tech reporter

POLITICO’s E&E News is seeking an agenda-setting reporter to cover the energy technologies driving the global transition away from fossil fuels. You’ll dig into industries, research and politics at the heart of the Biden administration’s climate agenda, including the development of batteries, renewable energy projects, and clean transportation. We want a reporter who’s hungry for […]