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James Dinneen

Environment reporter

Bio

James Dinneen is a science and environmental journalist from Colorado, based in New York. His writing has appeared in New Scientist, Science, National Geographic, The Boston Globe, Scientific American, Undark, Discover, Yale E360, Wired, bioGraphic and Smithsonian, among other outlets. His investigation for Undark on ageing dam infrastructure 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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Environment

Exclusive: Climate scientists expect attempts to dim the sun by 2100

Environment

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Earth

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Environment

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Life

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Environment

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Environment

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Environment

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Earth

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Earth

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Earth

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Environment

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