May 25, 2019 | 8:16 AM
Delaware, New Jersey lawmakers accuse EPA of deceit over clean car standards
In a letter, Sen. Tom Carper and Rep. Frank Pallone say EPA is listening to fossil-fuel interests over its own staff.
Susan Phillips
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." She received a 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. In 2013/14 she spent a year at MIT as a Knight Science Journalism Fellow. She has also been a Metcalf Fellow, an MBL Logan Science Journalism Fellow and reported from Marrakech on the 2016 climate talks as an International Reporting Project Fellow. A graduate of Columbia School of Journalism, she earned her Bachelor's degree in International Relations from George Washington University.
Latest by Susan Phillips
May 21, 2019 | 8:30 AM
Federal pipeline safety regulators issue warning on floods and subsidence
The PHMSA advisory bulletin says pipeline incidents caused by erosion have increased in the eastern U.S.
May 14, 2019 | 7:37 PM
New Jersey sues companies over PFAS contamination
The lawsuit alleges eight companies engaged in consumer and environmental fraud
April 29, 2019 | 5:20 PM
Pennsylvania commits to Paris Agreement climate goals; state’s plan calls for 80 percent carbon cuts by 2050
Pennsylvania becomes the 24th state to join the U.S. Climate Alliance
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Susan Phillips 
April 26, 2019 | 6:43 PM
Suburban Philadelphia state senators seek answers from DEP chief over Mariner East pipeline
The lawmakers say Patrick McDonnell's re-appointment should be delayed until pipeline investigations are complete
March 28, 2019 | 4:23 PM
‘I am the witness’: Post-Fukushima, a Japanese man’s regrets mirror his country’s turn against nuclear power
Yuji Onuma was the pride of Futaba, Japan as a 12-year-old, when he won a town slogan contest by praising nuclear power. But eight years after the meltdown, Futaba is deserted and Onuma no longer believes in nuclear energy. ‘I’m glad that I realized my mistake before I died,’ he says.
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Susan Phillips 
March 21, 2019 | 6:06 PM
Higher operating pressure prompts new safety concerns over Sunoco’s Mariner East 2X pipeline
Documents indicate Sunoco has a new maximum operating pressure for the line, which is under construction. An engineer who conducted a risk assessment of the Mariner East project said a higher pressure increases risk.
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Susan Phillips 
March 14, 2019 | 9:08 AM
Amid global push to reduce carbon emissions, Japan looks past battery-powered electric cars and envisions a ‘hydrogen society’
Hydrogen fuel cell buses are on tap for 2020 Olympics, and more fuel stations are planned
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Susan Phillips 
March 12, 2019 | 3:52 PM
State attorney general, Delaware County district attorney launch criminal investigation into Sunoco, Energy Transfer
Chester County’s district attorney is already investigating the Mariner East pipeline project. The company said it will “aggressively” defend itself.
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Susan Phillips 
March 5, 2019 | 4:56 PM
Chester County investigation of pipeline builder Energy Transfer now includes grand jury
District attorney's probe of Mariner East project began in December
