Articles by Phil McKenna

Tree Deaths in Urban Settings Are Linked to Leaks from Natural Gas Pipelines Below Streets

By Phil McKenna

Madeleine Scammell. Credit: Phil McKenna/InsideClimate News

Super-Polluting Methane Emissions Twice Federal Estimates in Permian Basin, Study Finds

By Phil McKenna

An oil pumpjack works at dawn in the Permian Basin oil field on January 20, 2016 in the oil town of Andrews, Texas. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Tribes Sue to Halt Trump Plan for Channeling Emergency Funds to Alaska Native Corporations

By Phil McKenna

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin. Credit: Eitan Abramovich/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Appeals Court in D.C. Restores Limitations on Super-Polluting HFCs

By Phil McKenna

Credit: U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit

A Federal Court Delivers a Victory for Sioux Tribe, Another Blow for the Dakota Access Pipeline

By Phil McKenna

A protester holds a sign during a demonstration against the Dakota Access Pipeline on March 10, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

A Plant in Florida Emits Vast Quantities of a Greenhouse Gas Nearly 300 Times More Potent Than CO2

By Phil McKenna

Long Phased-Out Refrigeration and Insulation Chemicals Still Widely in Use and Warming the Climate

By Phil McKenna

A weather balloon rises into the atmosphere, transmitting data about ozone as well as basic weather information like temperature, pressure and humidity. Credit: Robert Schwarz

Uber and Lyft Are Convenient, Competitive and Highly Carbon Intensive

By Phil McKenna

About 42 percent of the miles driven by ride-hailing vehicles like Uber and Lyft are done between rides. This portion, called “deadheading”, is behind the increased emissions and congestion caused by these vehicles, a new study shows. Credit: Justin Sulli

Crossing the Line: A Scientist’s Road From Neutrality to Activism

By Phil McKenna

Nathan Phillips. Credit: Phil McKenna/InsideClimate News

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