Amy Harder — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

National Energy Correspondent at Axios
Inaugural Journalism Fellow for the University of Chicago's Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth
Host of the Shocked podcast
Founding Executive Editor of Cipher News
Recipient of the American Energy Society's Energy Writer of the Year award in 2022
Recipient of the Darlene Schmidt Science News Award by the American Nuclear Society in 2019

Biography

Amy Harder is a national energy correspondent for Axios, where she covers energy and climate. She has been reporting on these topics for over 15 years. Harder is also the inaugural journalism fellow for the University of Chicago's new Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth, a non-resident role where she hosts the Shocked podcast and moderates campus events during the 2025-2026 school year.