Coral Davenport,

Coral Davenport is a reporter covering energy and environmental policy, with a focus on climate change, for The New York Times. Based in Washington, she primarily writes about the policy and politics of how the federal government - including the White House, Congress, federal agencies and the courts - and political campaigns deal with climate change. She has been covering energy and environment policy since 2006, reporting for Congressional Quarterly, Politico and National Journal before joining The Times in 2013. Davenport was part of a Times team that was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service for a series that explored the breadth and impact of a political war on science. She got her start at the Daily Hampshire Gazette in Hampshire County, Mass., after graduating from Smith College with a degree in English literature. Davenport's journalistic ethics revolve around accuracy, fairness, and protecting sources when necessary. She does not accept gifts, money or favors from anyone who might figure into her reporting and makes every effort to understand issues from multiple angles. All Times journalists are committed to upholding the standards of integrity outlined in their Ethical Journalism Handbook.