Shannon Osaka is a climate reporter covering policy, culture, and science for The Washington Post. She came to The Post after two and a half years at the nonprofit environment journalism outlet Grist, where she analyzed federal climate policy, the energy transition and ideas about climate change. Before becoming a journalist, she received a master’s degree in human geography and published academic papers on climate change perception and modeling. Honors and Awards: SEAL Award for Environmental Journalism, 2020 and 2021; Covering Climate Now Award for Emerging Journalist, 2022 Professional Affiliations: Society of Environmental Journalists, Asian American Journalists Association Education: Princeton University, BA in environmental science and environmental studies; University of Oxford, MPhil in geography