"Most of DOE's Home Page Erased After Inauguration"
"Shortly after President Trump's swearing in Friday, most of the content on the Department of Energy's home page disappeared into the ether."
Source: EnergyWire, 01/24/2017
Journalism & Media
"Climate Regulations Under a Watchful Internet Eye"
"A new tool launched by the Columbia Law School on Donald Trump's first day in office is tracking every step the Trump administration takes to roll back or eliminate existing federal rules on climate change and energy."
Source: InsideClimate News, 01/24/2017
Trump Beach Team Slaps Gag Order on EPA Employee Communications
The Trump "landing team" has ordered U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staff not communicate publicly -- whether via press releases, website, or social media.
Source: Huffington Post, 01/24/2017
As EPA, Other Agencies Muzzle Staff, WatchDog Issues Leaker's Guide
At a time when government information may be harder than ever to access, WatchDog offers a unique guide to leaks that reporters can offer potential whistleblowers. Also in the latest column, sealed records on a weedkiller-cancer connection, secret talks on coal-ash regs and more.
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Interior Reactivates Twitter Accounts After Shutdown Over Inauguration
"The Interior Department reactivated its official Twitter accounts early Saturday after an abrupt shutdown following shares of two tweets during the inauguration the agency considered unsympathetic to President Trump."
Source: Washington Post, 01/23/2017
"With Trump in Charge, Climate Change References Purged From Website"
"Within moments of the inauguration of President Trump, the official White House website on Friday deleted nearly all mentions of climate change. The one exception: Mr. Trump’s vow to eliminate the Obama administration’s climate change policies, which previously had a prominent and detailed web page on whitehouse.gov."
Source: NY Times, 01/23/2017
"From Al Gore To Water Politics, Climate Change Heats Up Sundance"
"As former U.S. vice president Al Gore filmed the sequel to his environmental documentary last year, he did not expect to be dealing with a new president who has dismissed climate change as a hoax."
Source: Reuters, 01/19/2017
The Art of the Essay for Science and Environment Writers
What makes for an effective science or environment essay? Freelance Files contributor Michelle Nijhuis explores universal qualities of the best work: It begins with a persistent question that sets the essayist off on a journey of discovery. Also, practical tips on how to get published beyond the essay departments of major magazines.
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Exxon Continued Paying Millions To Climate Deniers Under Tillerson
"The company, led by Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, has supposedly shifted its stance on global warming. But the receipts suggest otherwise."
"Exxon Mobil Corp. promised nine years ago to stop donating to groups that spread misinformation about climate change. Yet between 2008 and 2015, the oil giant’s charitable arm gave over $6.5 million to groups that deny that burning fossil fuels is causing global warming, a new analysis shows.
Source: Huffington Post, 01/10/2017
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