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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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Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! faced criminal charges for her reporting in North Dakota

Judge Throws Out Rioting Charge Against Journalist Covering Dakota Access Protest

By Phil McKenna

Opposition has grown to the Dakota Access Pipeline

Dakota Access Opponents Thinking Bigger, Aim to Halt Entire Pipeline

By Phil McKenna

Native American protesters have succeeded in pausing construction of the Dakota Access pipeline

The Dakota Access Pipeline Fight: Where Does the Standoff Stand?

By Phil McKenna

Obama Admin: Dakota Pipeline 'Will Not Go Forward At This Time'

By Phil McKenna

Native American protesters demand halt to construction of the Dakota Access pipeline

Dakota Pipeline Fight Is Sioux Tribe's Cry For Justice

By Phil McKenna

A demonstrator at the Dakota Access Pipeline protest

Photos: Native American Pipeline Protest Brings National Attention to N.D. Standoff

By Phil McKenna

Native American protesters opposing the Dakota Access pipeline had federal support

Dakota Pipeline Was Approved by Army Corps Over Objections of Three Federal Agencies

By Phil McKenna

Protesters against Spectra Energy pipeline expansion in Massachusetts

Mass. Court Bans Rate Hikes to Fund Pipeline Projects

By Phil McKenna

Native American protesters halted pipeline construction in Cannon Ball, N.D.

Native American Pipeline Protest Halts Construction in North Dakota

By Phil McKenna

In Methane Hot Spot, Researchers Pinpoint Sources of 250 Leaks

By Phil McKenna

EPA Won't Investigate Scientist Accused of Underestimating Methane Leaks

By Phil McKenna

Large wind projects work best on ridgelines, which draws opposition in places like Vermont

Wind Takes Center Stage in Vermont Governor's Race

By Phil McKenna

Pipeline Expansion Threatens U.S. Climate Goals, Study Says

By Phil McKenna

The Republican Party platform extolls fossil fuels and decries environmental regulations.

Party Platforms Highlight Stark Differences on Energy and Climate

By Phil McKenna

Natural gas pipeline protesters descend on Boston

Protesters Want a Halt to Three Mass. Pipeline Projects

By Phil McKenna

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders worked out a Democratic Party platform agreement on a carbon tax

Democrats Embrace Price on Carbon While Clinton Steers Clear of Carbon Tax

By Phil McKenna

Exxon dropped its suit against the Virgin Islands attorney general

Virgin Islands and Exxon Agree to Uneasy Truce Over Climate Probe

By Phil McKenna

China's air pollution has led to many premature deaths, and a crackdown on emissions

IEA: Shift to Clean Energy Could Save Millions Who Die From Pollution

By Phil McKenna

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