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

Recent Stories

Environment

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

PRI's The World

November 22, 2016

President-elect Trump has promised to pull the US out of the new global climate agreement. That left attendees at the latest climate talks looking to US states and cities to turn up their game on fighting the climate crisis.

Election 2016

Climate momentum will continue: US envoy on Trump vote

PRI's The World

November 14, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump says climate change is a hoax. But President Obama's climate team says progress on fighting the climate crisis will continue, one way or another.

Election 2016

Climate geeks in Morocco are ‘with her’

PRI's The World

November 08, 2016

Marrakech feels a long way from the swing states of the US, but as the site of this year's United Nations climate conference, all eyes are on the presidential election. And Moroccans are watching closely too.