Top 10 U.S. Journalists in Energy & Environment
Using our extensive media database, we compiled a list of the top 10 United States journalists in the Energy & Environment space. Our solution makes it easy to find — and connect with — the influencers that matter to you.
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*Data as of August 2025
1. Jennifer Dlouhy
X: @jendlouhyhc
Outlet/Affiliation: Bloomberg News
Bio: Jennifer Dlouhy is a senior reporter at Bloomberg News covering energy and environmental policy, focusing on the intersection of climate, business, and government. She has been reporting from Washington, D.C. since 2015.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Followers: 28.4K
2. Chris Mooney
Outlet/Affiliation: The Washington Post
Bio: Chris Mooney covers energy and the environment for The Washington Post. He has written extensively on science and climate change, including four books, and his work has appeared in outlets like Wired, Harper’s, and Slate.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Followers: 36.3K
3. Lisa Friedman
X: @LFFriedman
Outlet/Affiliation: New York Times
Bio:Lisa Friedman is a climate policy reporter at The New York
Times, covering how governments respond to climate change and its
impact on communities. She has over 15 years of experience
reporting on the human and political dimensions of global warming.
Location: Washington, DC
Followers: 44.3K
4. Somini Sengupta
Outlet/Affiliation: The New York Times
Bio: Somini Sengupta is the international climate correspondent for The New York Times, reporting on the global impacts of climate change. A veteran foreign correspondent, she has covered stories from West Africa to India on issues from child soldiers to melting glaciers.
Location: New York, NY
Followers: 28.4K
5. Elizabeth Kolbert
X: @ElizKolbert
Outlet/Affiliation: The New Yorker
Bio: Elizabeth Kolbert is a staff writer at The New Yorker known for her reporting on climate and environmental issues. She won the Pulitzer Prize for The Sixth Extinction and a National Magazine Award for her series “The Climate of Man.”
Location: New York, NY
Followers: 47.4K
6. Clark Mindock
Outlet/Affiliation: Reuters
Bio: A seasoned Energy & Environment Correspondent for Reuters based in New York, Clark covers legal, policy, and environmental developments across the U.S.
Location: New York, NY
Followers: 2K
7. Jennifer McDermott
Outlet/Affiliation: Associated Press
Bio: Jennifer McDermott is the Green Energy Reporter at The Associated Press, covering climate solutions and clean energy innovations across the U.S.
Location: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Followers: 1.5K
8. Alexander Kaufman
Outlet/Affiliation: HuffPost
Bio: Alexander Kaufman is a senior reporter at HuffPost covering energy and climate change. Based in New York, he is a two-time SEAL Environmental Journalism Award winner and a 2024 Covering Climate Now Journalism Award recipient.
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Followers: 26.3K
9. Katherine Blunt
Outlet/Affiliation: Wall Street Journal
Bio:Katherine Blunt is a senior climate and energy reporter at The Wall Street Journal, covering the transition to renewable energy and challenges facing utility companies. She was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.
Location: California, USA
Followers: 9.5K
10. Ben Geman
Bio: Energy reporter w/ @Axios. Former stops incl. National Journal, The Hill, E&E, Boston Phoenix (RIP). I tweet about running too. Tips/feedback: ben@axios.com
Followers: 18k
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