Environment &amp; Energy PublishingEnvironment &amp; Energy Publishing Environment & Energy Publishing E&E News is an American news organization that covers energy, environmental policy, climate change, markets and science. As of 2020, the organization has more than 65 reporters and editors across 10 cities. It was acquired by Politico in December 2020. History and publications. E&E is a subscription-based news service with paywalls. As of 2014, annual subscriptions cost between $2,000 and $150,000, depending on the range of products subscribed to. It was founded in 1998 by Kevin Braun and Michael Witt, with seven initial employees. The company began as a Capitol Hill clipping service, later  became a weekly newsletter, and in 2000 became a Web-based news service. As a specialist, niche news service, most of E&E's subscribers are institutions, including think tanks, energy companies and other corporations, environmentalist groups, law firms, and state and federal agencies. Publications and services that are or were part of E&E News include "EnergyWire" (launched in 2012), "ClimateWire" (launched in 2008), "E&E Daily", "E&E PM", "OnPoint" (a daily webcast), and "Greenwire" (purchased from the "National Journal"). E&E formerly had a content partnership with "The New York Times". Pieces from E&E's "ClimateWire" are sometimes republished by "Scientific American