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Covers:  energy, hydraulic fracturing, oil and gas drilling, pipelines, fracking
Doesn't Cover: solar energy, renewable energy, wind energy
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Mike Soraghan’s Biography

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Mike Soraghan is a reporter for E&E News. His stories have led to safety improvements in the oilfield and helped force regulators to take action on earthquakes linked to drilling. Before E&E News he covered congressional leadership for The Hill newspaper and covered Colorado politics for The Denver Post.

Mike Soraghan’s Journalist Portfolio

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‘Everything’s on fire’: Inside the nation’s failure to safeguard toxic pipelines

‘Everything’s on fire’: Inside the nation’s failure to safeguard toxic pipelines

Biden’s and Trump’s energy plans each depend on building new pipelines, but landowners don’t believe the curr…

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Top energy donors to Trump and Harris dwarfed by Elon Musk

Top energy donors to Trump and Harris dwarfed by Elon Musk

Campaign records show the Republican presidential nominee leads in energy donations, but his oil and gas haul…

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Frackings role in Pennsylvania isn't what you think

Frackings role in Pennsylvania isn't what you think

Trump is hitting Harris with TV ads about her fracking flip. But the drilling process might not be as importa…

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Billionaire Kelcy Warren invests in pipelines - and Trump

Billionaire Kelcy Warren invests in pipelines - and Trump

The Energy Transfer boss' political strategy can yield big returns.

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Meet the Christian oil mogul spending big to elect Trump

Meet the Christian oil mogul spending big to elect Trump

Tim Dunn helped pull Texas politics far to the right. Now, he wants to do the same for Washington.

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Trail of spills haunts Dakota Access developer

Trail of spills haunts Dakota Access developer

A federal judge ordered regulators to examine the record of the company behind the Dakota Access pipeline. Th…

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E&E News: Trump says midterms won’t impact his Iran war plan

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By Emilio Perez Ibarguen, Carlos Anchondo Verified, Mike Soraghan Verified
| POLITICO Pro Verified
Republicans are increasingly anxious over the potential ramifications of the war amid rising gas prices and the death of three soldiers since fighting resumed. ENERGYWIRE | President Donald Trump dismissed the idea that the upcoming midterm election could influence how he goes about fighting Iran, following over a week of escalating strikes and three U.S. soldiers being killed over the weekend.
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"To może stać się przyczyną naszej porażki". Republikanie biją na alarm. Trump nie widzi problemu

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By Emilio Perez Ibarguen, Mike Soraghan Verified, Carlos Anchondo Verified
| Onet.pl Verified
Prezydent USA odrzucił we wtorek sugestię, że zbliżające się wybory do Kongresu mogłyby wpłynąć na sposób, w jaki prowadzi wojnę z Iranem. Odpowiadając na pytania w Gabinecie Owalnym wraz z prezydentem Libanu Josephem Aounem, stwierdził, że Iran "prawdopodobnie" próbuje wpłynąć na wyniki wyborów, po czym dodał, że nie będą one miały na niego "żadnego wpływu". — Nie, wybory — nie sądzę, żeby miało to z tym coś wspólnego — kontynuował Trump. — Myślę, że ludzie są pod wielkim wrażeniem.
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Trump says midterms won't impact his Iran war plan

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By Emilio Perez Ibarguen, Carlos Anchondo Verified, Mike Soraghan Verified
| POLITICO Verified
Republicans are increasingly anxious over the potential ramifications of the war amid rising gas prices and the death of three troops since fighting resumed. President Donald Trump meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office at the White House on July 21, 2026, in Washington.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Legislative Relief, AP Missouri Statehouse Bureau

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Aye, when I was but a wee lad ...

How is social media changing news?

I explain this at length on my MySpace page

Awards

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Society of Environmental Journalists Award

2011 - Beat Reporting, Large Market

“Covering the Shale Drilling Boom” From the judges: Mike Soraghan of Energy & Environment Publishing showed this year that it's possible to write sharp stories about the energy industry that engage insiders and mass audiences alike. Whether he's writing about fish kills or fracking waste, his topics are newsy and his explanations are clear but sophisticated.

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National Press Club Award

2005 - Washington Correspondence

For stories on wrongdoing in the office of Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who then decided to leave office.

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2004 - Washington Correspondent, Dateline Award

Washington, D.C. Chapter Dateline award, First Place

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Pulitzer Prize

2000 - Breaking News

Participant in staff entry for coverage of the Columbine High School massacre.

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