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Phil McKenna

Reporter, Boston

Phil McKenna is a Boston-based reporter for Inside Climate News. Before joining ICN in 2016, he was a freelance writer covering energy and the environment for publications including The New York Times, Smithsonian, Audubon and WIRED. Uprising, a story he wrote about gas leaks under U.S. cities, won the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award and the 2014 NASW Science in Society Award. Phil has a master’s degree in science writing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was an Environmental Journalism Fellow at Middlebury College.

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Confidential DAPL Memo: Standing Rock Not a Disadvantaged Community Impacted by Pipeline

By Phil McKenna

A colony of Adelie penguins basks near the sea ice in Antarctica

Antarctic Sea Ice Sets Record Low, Providing Another Mystery for Scientists

By Phil McKenna

As Congress debated Scott Pruitt's nomination as EPA head, its programs were under fire

As Budget Cuts Loom, Former EPA Officials Make Plea to Trump to Continue Agency's Work

By Phil McKenna

Young plaintiffs are suing the U.S. over its responsibility to address climate change. Photo courtesy of Robin Loznak/ZUMAPRESS.com

Children's Climate Lawsuit Aims to Unearth Documents From Oil Group

By Phil McKenna

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is investigating Exxon for potential climate fraud

State AGs Rally to Defend NY, Mass. Investigations of Exxon

By Phil McKenna

China has leveled off its coal consumption to reduce pollution and climate impacts

China's Carbon Emissions Falling, While Trump Points U.S. in Opposite Direction

By Phil McKenna

Standing Rock Tribe Prepares Legal Fight as Dakota Oil Pipeline Gets Final Approval

By Phil McKenna

Standing Rock protest against Dakota Access pipeline

Dakota Access Pipeline: Army Corps Is Ordered to Comply With Trump's Order

By Phil McKenna

Protesters outside the White House after Trump's executive order revived two pipelines

Keystone XL, Dakota Pipelines Will Draw Mass Resistance, Native Groups Promise

By Phil McKenna

Native American leaders want the Dakota Access protesters to leave their camp

Standing Rock Leaders Tell Dakota Access Protesters to Go Home

By Phil McKenna

Pipeline protesters at the White House may be headed back after latest Trump order

Keystone XL, Dakota Pipeline Green-Lighted in Trump Executive Actions

By Phil McKenna

Successful Dakota Access pipeline protest has inspired other Native American tribes

Wisconsin Tribe Votes to Evict Oil Pipeline From Its Reservation

By Phil McKenna

2016: How Dakota Pipeline Protest Became a Native American Cry for Justice

By Phil McKenna

The Dakota Access protesters are about to get a big support group of military veterans

2,000 Veterans Head to Support Dakota Access Protesters

By Phil McKenna

Police used water cannons and rubber bullets in facing Dakota Access protesters last weekend

Dakota Access Pipeline: Groups Call for Federal Investigation of Police

By Phil McKenna

Police turn firehoses on Dakota Access protesters

Dakota Access Protest 'Felt Like Low-Grade War,' Says Medic Treating Injuries

By Phil McKenna

Arctic drilling opponents got a victory with President Obama's order to stop drilling leases

Obama Halts Arctic Oil Leases for Five Years, Undoing It Won't Be Simple for Trump

By Phil McKenna

The Standing Rock tribe succeeded in delaying the final permit for the Dakota Access pipeline

Army Corps Halts Dakota Access Pipeline, Pending Review

By Phil McKenna

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