Environmental Politics

Trump Demands GOP ‘Kill’ Bill That Would Protect Journalists' Sources

"In between his posts on Truth Social announcing nominees for his incoming administration, President-elect Donald Trump urged Republicans Wednesday to nix a bipartisan bill that would give journalists greater protections under federal law."

Source: CNN, 11/22/2024

Canada Helped Fossil Companies Improve Global ‘Perception’ Of Oilsands

"As this year’s United Nations climate summit hits the halfway mark, newly obtained documents show how the Liberal government gave Canada’s oil and gas lobbyists a platform to polish the sector’s reputation at the same event in 2022. Days later, the same government began a process of cracking down on misleading environmental messaging."

Source: The Narwhal, 11/20/2024

"Trump Threatens New York Times, Penguin Random House over Critical Coverage"

"The letter, addressed to lawyers at the New York Times and Penguin Random House, arrived a week before the election. Attached was a discursive ten-page legal threat from an attorney for Donald Trump that demanded $10 billion in damages over “false and defamatory statements” contained in articles by Peter Baker, Michael S. Schmidt, Susanne Craig, and Russ Buettner."

Source: Columbia Journalism Review, 11/20/2024

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