SEJ
Published on SEJ (https://www.sej.org)

Home > "EPA Argues Its Blog Isn't Public Information, Won't Change Post"

"EPA Argues Its Blog Isn't Public Information, Won't Change Post" [1]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) won’t tweak a recent blog post environmentalists say is inaccurate because the agency argues its blog is not considered public information.

The tension stemmed from a June post on the agency’s blog that included apparent praise for EPA action on pesticides considered harmful to bees.

“The Washington Post has also recently reported on some of our efforts, saying that ‘the Trump administration’s action [to protect pollinators] was welcome news to some environmentalists,’ which demonstrates how united Americans are on this important issue,” Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, the EPA’s assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, wrote in the blog post.

But that Washington Post article more broadly referenced how the EPA scaled back the use of some pesticides as part of a legal settlement with the Center for Food Safety."

Rebecca Beitsch reports for The Hill September 3, 2019. [2]

Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Public [9]
Source: The Hill [2], 09/04/2019
  • Contact Us  |
  • Donate  |
  • Join  |
  • Members  |
  • Privacy & Security Policies  |
  • Reach SEJ Members  |
  • Renew  |
  • Site Map
The Society of Environmental Journalists
1629 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 558-2055
Email: sej@sej.org
© 2026 The Society of Environmental Journalists. All Rights Reserved.
All graphics © SEJ, unless otherwise stated.

Source URL:https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-argues-its-blog-isnt-public-information-wont-change-post

Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-argues-its-blog-isnt-public-information-wont-change-post [2] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/459785-epa-wont-correct-post-on-bees-arguing-its-blog-isnt-public [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1 [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [8] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [9] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81