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Neela Banerjee

Neela Banerjee

Senior Correspondent, Washington, D.C.

Neela Banerjee is a Washington-based reporter for InsideClimate News. She led the investigation into Exxon’s early climate research, which was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service reporting and the recipient of nearly a dozen other journalism awards. Before joining ICN, she spent four years as the energy and environmental reporter for the Los Angeles Times’ Washington bureau. Banerjee covered global energy, the Iraq War and other issues with The New York Times. She also served as a Moscow correspondent with The Wall Street Journal. Banerjee grew up in southeast Louisiana and graduated from Yale University.
You can reach her by email at neela.banerjee@insideclimatenews.org. For encrypted communication, use neela_banerjee@protonmail.com.
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By Neela Banerjee

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By Neela Banerjee

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In Wildfire’s Wake, Another Threat: Drinking Water Contamination

By Neela Banerjee

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By Neela Banerjee

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By Neela Banerjee

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Pete Buttigieg on Climate Change: Where the Candidate Stands

By Neela Banerjee

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By Neela Banerjee

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By Neela Banerjee

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By Neela Banerjee

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By Neela Banerjee

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By Neela Banerjee

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By Neela Banerjee

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Honors 3 Whose Work Enables a 'Fossil Fuel-Free World'

By Neela Banerjee

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Trump EPA Appoints Former Oil Executive to Head Its South-Central Region

By Neela Banerjee

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