Speakers

Marianne Lavelle, Energy Editor for National Geographic Digital Media, has spent more than two decades covering environment, business, climate, and policy in Washington, D.C. Previously, she spearheaded a project tracking climate change lobbying for the nonprofit, nonpartisan journalism organization, The Center for Public Integrity. Before that, she was a senior writer at U.S. News and World Report magazine, where she wrote the Beyond the Barrel blog. Prior to joining U.S. News, she created a beat on federal regulation for The National Law Journal, and led a team of reporters in a series on environmental justice, “Unequal Protection,” winner of the George Polk Award and numerous other honors.