Susan Phillips | WHYY
Susan Phillips tells stories about the consequences of political decisions on people's every day lives. She has worked as a reporter for WHYY since 2004. Susan's coverage of the 2008 Presidential election resulted in a story on the front page of the New York Times. In 2010 she traveled to Haiti to cover the earthquake. That same year she produced an award-winning series on Pennsylvania's natural gas rush called "The Shale Game." Along with her reporting partner Scott Detrow, she won the 2013 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Journalism Award for her work covering natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania. She has also won several Edward R. Murrow awards for her work with StateImpact. She recently returned from a year as at MIT as a Knight Science Journalism Fellow. A graduate of Columbia School of Journalism, she earned her Bachelor's degree in International Relations from George Washington University.
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The U.S. Postal Service says it intends to convert most of its fleet of vehicles to all-electric. StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Susan Phillips reports the move comes after several states including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware filed suit, challenging the agency’s original plan to buy new gas-powered vehicles. -
A major natural gas producer will be allowed to extract natural gas from a previously off-limits section of land in Northeast Pennsylvania, which was featured in the HBO documentary Gasland. -
Vanguard pulled out of an international climate initiative aimed at cutting carbon emissions, angering climate activists. The suburban Philadelphia company is one of the largest asset managers in the world. -
A major natural gas producer is not contesting criminal charges for polluting drinking water supplies in the town of Dimock, PA. The crimes stem from the company’s 2008 drilling operations. -
Forecasters predict a colder winter than last year, as heating costs are expected to rise. But as WHYY’s Susan Phillips reports, home heating oil will jump especially high. -
Thanksgiving leftovers can turn into some of the tastiest meals. But trashing those leftovers means they end up in landfills. StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Susan Phillips reports on how to cut your Thanksgiving carbon footprint. -
Climate activists are targeting the actions of the Malvern-based asset manager Vanguard. WHYY’s Susan Phillips reports that protestors called on the firm to stop investing in fossil fuels during a rally at the company’s headquarters in Chester County on Wednesday. -
Election Day is tomorrow, and this year’s mid-terms have seen record-breaking spending in Pennsylvania. WHYY’s Susan Phillips reports national environmental groups are pouring more money into the races for governor and U.S. Senate than in previous years. -
A federal oversight agency released its final report last Tuesday on the 2019 refinery explosion in Southwest Philadelphia. WHYY’s Susan Phillips reports it recommends the EPA strengthen refinery regulations. -
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order last week to boost the state’s offshore wind energy goals by almost 50%. WHYY’s Susan Phillips reports the move is part of an effort to reach 100% clean energy by 2050.
