Elana Schor is an energy reporter for Politico focusing on oil and gas.

Prior to joining Politico, Schor covered politics for Environment & Energy Daily and Greenwire, tracking the Keystone XL pipeline since the earliest weeks of its federal review. She has nearly a decade’s worth of Hill reporting experience, writing on congressional politics for The Guardian, Talking Points Memo, and The Hill, and serving as the first editor of the infrastructure news site Streetsblog Capitol Hill.

Schor earned her masters’ from Northwestern University and bachelors’ from Columbia University. A native of New York City, she proudly prefers D.C. for its superior outdoors opportunities.