Marianne Lavelle
Bureau Chief, Washington, D.C.
Marianne Lavelle is the Washington, D.C. bureau chief for Inside Climate News. She has covered environment, science, law, and business in Washington, D.C. for more than two decades. She has won the Polk Award, the Investigative Editors and Reporters Award, and numerous other honors. Lavelle spent four years as online energy news editor and writer at National Geographic. She spearheaded a project on climate lobbying for the nonprofit journalism organization, the Center for Public Integrity. She also has worked at U.S. News and World Report magazine and The National Law Journal. While there, she led the award-winning 1992 investigation, “Unequal Protection,” on the disparity in environmental law enforcement against polluters in minority and white communities. Lavelle received her master’s degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and is a graduate of Villanova University.
Having Rolled Back Obama’s Centerpiece Climate Plan, Trump Defends a Vastly More Limited Approach
By Marianne Lavelle
The Pence-Harris Showdown Came up Well Short of an Actual 'Debate' on Climate Change
By Ilana Cohen, Marianne Lavelle
Trump and Biden Diverged Widely and Wildly During the Debate’s Donnybrook on Climate Change
By Marianne Lavelle
Trump’s Pick for the Supreme Court Could Deepen the Risk for Its Most Crucial Climate Change Ruling
By Marianne Lavelle
Senate 2020: In Maine, Collins’ Loyalty to Trump Has Dissolved Climate Activists’ Support
By Marianne Lavelle
Biden Puts Climate Change at Center of Presidential Campaign, Calling Trump a ‘Climate Arsonist’
By Marianne Lavelle
Senate 2020: In Storm-Torn North Carolina, an Embattled Republican Tries a Climate-Friendly Image
By Marianne Lavelle
With Tactics Honed on Climate Change, Ken Cuccinelli Attracts New Controversy at Homeland Security
By Marianne Lavelle
States Are Doing What Big Government Won’t to Stop Climate Change, and Want Stimulus Funds to Help
By Marianne Lavelle, Evelyn Nieves, James Bruggers, Judy Fahys, Sabrina Shankman
In the Battle Over the Senate, Both Parties’ Candidates Are Playing to the Middle on Climate Change
By Marianne Lavelle
Biden’s Early Climate Focus and Hard Years in Congress Forged His $2 Trillion Clean Energy Plan
By Marianne Lavelle
A Climate Change Skeptic, Mike Pence Brought to the Vice Presidency Deep Ties to the Koch Brothers
By Marianne Lavelle
With Wild and Dangerous Weather All Around, Republicans Stay Silent on Climate Change
By Marianne Lavelle
After Two Nights of Speeches, Activists Ask: Hey, What About Climate Change?
By Marianne Lavelle
On Climate, Kamala Harris Has a Record and Profile for Action
By Marianne Lavelle
With Tactics Honed on Climate Change, Ken Cuccinelli Turned to the Portland Streets
By Marianne Lavelle
