Inside Climate News, 2025
Author(s): Nicholas Kusnetz and Katie Surma
Inside Climate News’ “Cashing Out” investigates how a secretive arbitration system embedded in thousands of international trade agreements disrupts climate action and forces governments to make large payouts to fossil fuel companies.
Excellence in Environmental Reporting is named in honor of Edward W. “Ted” Scripps II. Early in his career, Ted worked as a reporter for United Press and Scripps Howard newspapers in Denver and San Francisco. Ted also served as a vice president and secretary of The E.W. Scripps Company. He was a conservationist with interests in environmental issues and changing technologies in the communications industry.