What it is
Inside Climate News is an award-winning, donation-funded nonprofit newsroom covering climate change, energy, and the environment. Their investigative reporting has won the Pulitzer Prize (for exposing ExxonMobil's early climate research and subsequent denial campaign). Coverage includes climate science, fossil fuel industry accountability, energy policy, and environmental justice.
Why we picked this
Inside Climate News' Pulitzer-winning investigation into ExxonMobil is one of the most consequential pieces of climate journalism ever published. It provided the documentary evidence that fossil fuel companies knew about climate change and chose to fund doubt rather than act. This investigation catalyzed climate litigation worldwide and changed the terms of public debate. Their ongoing accountability journalism continues to uncover industry influence on climate policy.
Key takeaways
- Won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for their investigation into ExxonMobil's early climate research and subsequent disinformation campaign.
- Donation-funded nonprofit model ensures independence from corporate advertising and fossil fuel industry influence.
- Investigative reporting has been cited in congressional hearings, state attorney general investigations, and climate litigation cases worldwide.