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Susan Phillips

Susan Phillips is a reporter for WHYY in Philadelphia and StateImpact Pennsylvania, a public radio project that covers energy and environment. In 2013 she won the 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 and WHYY. During the 2013/2014 academic year Phillips studied climate change, geology and environmental law as a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT. A graduate of Columbia School of Journalism, she earned her Bachelor's degree in International Relations from George Washington University. Her work has appeared on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here and Now, and she is a member of NPR’s collaborative coverage team for energy, environment and climate change.v
An LNG tanker unloads its cargo at the Port of Yokohama, Japan.

America’s shale gas ‘revolution’ has led to exports that span the globe — and helped solve Japan’s energy needs after a nuclear disaster

Export market for American shale gas expected to stabilize prices, expert says.

Climate activists protest outside this month's UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech. Activists and officials are strugling to find a way forward for last year's landmark Paris Agreement on climate change after the US presidential election.

With Trump heading to the White House, global climate activists look for hope in US cities and states

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Moroccan security stand guard in front of the entrance of the UN Climate Change Conference 2016 (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco, November 14, 2016.

Climate momentum will continue: US envoy on Trump vote

Election 2016
Moroccan Foreign Minister and COP22 President Salaheddine Mezouar (L) and French Minister for Environment Segolene Royal launch the opening of the UN Climate Change Conference 2016 (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco, November 7, 2016.

Climate geeks in Morocco are ‘with her’

Election 2016