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ICN reporter Marianne Lavelle

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.

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on June 22 in Philadelphia. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Trump’s Environmental Impact Endures, at Home and Around the World

By Marianne Lavelle

A construction crew works in extreme heat as they build homes on July 1 in Fontana, California. Credit: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

First Heat Protection Standards for Workers Proposed by Biden Administration

By Marianne Lavelle

The Supreme Court is seen on June 26 in Washington. Credit: Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images

Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Doctrine: What it Means for Climate Change Policy

By Marianne Lavelle

Sen. Joe Manchin speaks to reporters outside the Senate Chamber on June 3 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

In West Virginia, the Senate Race Outcome May Shift Limits of US Climate Ambitions

By James Bruggers, Marianne Lavelle

Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced the new Build Green Act, legislation that would invest $500 billion over 10 years in transportation. Credit: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images

‘Build Green’ Bill Seeks a Clean Shift in Transportation Spending

By Marianne Lavelle

Exxon Mobil Chairman and CEO Darren Woods speaks during the CERAWeek oil summit in Houston, Texas, on March 18. Credit: Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images

Exxon Criticized ICN Stories Publicly, But Privately, Didn’t Dispute The Findings

By Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz

A newly revealed research proposal from 1971 shows that Richard Nixon’s science advisors embarked on an extensive analysis of the potential risks of climate change. Credit: Oliver Atkins/National Archives

Nixon Advisers’ Climate Research Plan: Another Lost Chance on the Road to Crisis

By Marianne Lavelle

Craig Station, one of Colorados largest coal-fired power plants, is exempted from the new rules since it’s expected to fully close by 2028. Credit: Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Power Plant Pollution Targeted in Sweeping Actions by Biden Administration

By Marianne Lavelle

Biden Administration Pressed to Act on Federal Contractor Climate Disclosure

By Marianne Lavelle

Lobbyist Jim Cole (center) talks with then Colorado Rep. Jessie Danielson at the State Capitol in Denver on Feb. 25, 2016. Credit: Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post via Getty Images

With States Leading on Climate Policy, New Tools Peer Into Lobbying ‘Black Box’

By Marianne Lavelle

Sen. Joe Lieberman spent more than 20 years advocating for climate action. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Joseph Lieberman Sought Middle Ground on Climate Change

By Marianne Lavelle

Vehicles travel along Interstate 80 on Jan. 16 in Berkeley, Calif. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Vehicle Carbon Pollution Would Be Cut, But More Slowly, Under New Biden Rule

By Marianne Lavelle

The Linden Cogeneration Plant is seen in Linden, N.J. The EPA said it will delay action on the more than 2,000 existing natural gas plants that are now responsible for 43 percent of the sector’s greenhouse gas pollution. Credit: Kena Betancur/VIEWpress

Climate Rules Reach Finish Line, in Weakened Form, as Biden Races Clock

By Marianne Lavelle

About a dozen vintage Scout sport utility vehicles stood at the entrance to the Feb. 15 groundbreaking at the Blythewood, S.C. site where Volkswagen is investing $2 billion to resurrect the brand as an electric vehicle. Credit: Scout Motors

South Carolina Welcomes Multibillion Dollar Electric Vehicle Projects, Even Though Many Echo Trump’s Harsh EV Critiques

By Marianne Lavelle

Climate scientist Michael Mann is seen outside of the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse on Feb. 5 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Pete Kiehart for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Michael Mann’s $1 Million Defamation Verdict Resonates in a Still-Contentious Climate Science World

By Marianne Lavelle

Michael Mann speaks at the National Climate Emergency Summit in February 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Credit: Julian Meehan/CC BY 2.0 DEED

Michael Mann’s Defamation Case Against Deniers Finally Reaches Trial

By Marianne Lavelle

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 4. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Supreme Court Weighs Overturning a Pillar of Federal Regulatory Law

By Marianne Lavelle

An oil pumpjack stands idle near homes in February 2023 in Signal Hill, California. The production of oil and natural gas in the U.S. soared to record heights within the past year. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

American Petroleum Institute Plans Election-Year Blitz in the Face of Climate Policy Pressure

By Marianne Lavelle

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