Politico Folds Its Climate News Website After Trump EPA Axed Nearly $500K Annual Subscription Politico is discontinuing E&E News as a standalone brand, folding its energy and environmental coverage into the main Politico platform. This decision follows the EPA’s cancellation of a nearly $500,000 annual subscription to E&E News, a move celebrated by the EPA as a saving for taxpayers. The company plans to launch new energy-focused newsletters and integrate E&E’s journalism into its broader offerings.

• Politico is shutting down its E&E News brand and integrating it into its broader energy and environmental coverage.
• The EPA previously canceled its subscription to E&E News, valued at nearly $500,000 annually, saving taxpayer money.
• The move is part of a restructuring of Politico’s energy and environmental journalism, with plans for new newsletters.
• E&E News had faced criticism from Trump administration officials in the past.
• The publication marketed itself as a subscription-based outlet covering energy and environmental policy.