Humans
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James Dinneen
Environment reporter
Bio
James Dinneen is a science and environmental journalist from Colorado, based in New York. His in 51¶¯Âþ, Science, National Geographic, The Boston Globe, Scientific American, Undark, Discover, Yale E360, Wired, bioGraphic and Smithsonian, among other outlets. His investigation for Undark on was a 2022 National Magazine Award finalist and won the American Society of Journalists and Authors award for investigative journalism. He has a master's in science writing from MIT, and studied history and philosophy at Colorado College. He likes maps.
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