Energy reporter Irfan departs Vox

Umair Irfan, who covers energy and the environment for Vox, has left the news organization after more than eight years.

He also wrote about climate change, energy policy, and science. He wrote about universal vaccines, the environmental paradox of air conditioning, and the mysterious rise of food allergies. He reported on the ground from California’s deadliest wildfire, from the laboratory housing the world’s most powerful laser, and from the tallest structure in Latin America, deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.

Prior to Vox, he was a reporter for ClimateWire at E&E News in Washington, DC, where he covered environmental health, the Department of Energy, and climate research. His work has also been published in Scientific American and the New York Times.

Irfan holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree from Columbia Universiuty.