Publication Items

"Bipartisan Senators Fight 'Political Considerations' In New EPA FOIA Rule" [1]

"A bipartisan group of senators is pushing back against the new public records policy at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), saying it may violate the law by giving political appointees the power to hold back requested information.

“The rule purports to make numerous changes to the EPA’s FOIA process that appear to run contrary to the letter and spirit of FOIA, thus undermining the American people’s right to access information from the EPA,” the senators wrote in a letter to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, referring to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
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"Scientific Integrity Policies Now Dead Letters" [8]

"Washington, DC — The odds of scientists successfully correcting breaches in scientific integrity are slim to none, according to an analysis by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Very few scientists report research misconduct under official agency scientific integrity policies and almost none of those complaints are investigated, and even fewer sustained."

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Science [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
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"Autopsy On Act Of Scientific Suppression" [10]

"Washington, DC — A controversial decision to pull the plug on a federal study of the socio-economic impacts of coal strip mining has no identified author, according to documents obtained by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Nor were the reasons behind the action pinpointed, as key documents are still being withheld as “deliberative.”"

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [3]
Environmental Studies [12]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Science [9]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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EDGI Releases Report On Censorship Of Climate Info On Federal Websites [13]

"On Monday, the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) released a new report on how the Trump administration has altered the use of climate change-related terms on federal websites."

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [14]
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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"Green Groups Sue EPA Over 'Sweeping Overhaul' Of Public Records Policy" [15]

"Two separate environmental lawsuits were filed Wednesday challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) changes to its public records policy."

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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Greens Ask Interior Watchdog To Probe Agency's Public Records Policies [16]

"A number of conservation groups are asking the Interior Department’s internal watchdog to investigate reports that political appointees are improperly interfering in the release of public records."

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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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"Environmental Groups Fight EPA's New FOIA Rule" [17]

"A coalition of environmental groups pushed back Monday against a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that could restrict access to public records."

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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New EPA Rule Could Give Politicals More Veto Power on FOIA Requests [18]

"More political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could soon have the authority to weigh in on public information requests. The rule is expected to be published in the Federal Register as early as Wednesday and will not allow for a public comment period."

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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"Lawmakers Talk Legislation In Response To FOIA Changes" [19]

"Senators from both parties are unhappy with new Trump administration rules giving political appointees at two government agencies more power to review public information requests, and they say they may craft legislation to fix it."

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
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Interior Proposes Rule To Make FOIA Requests Harder To Fulfill [20]

"Trump administration officials took steps on Friday to crack down on transparency at one of the largest US federal agencies, proposing a slew of changes that could make it harder for the public and media to obtain records of agency dealings."

SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Region:
National (U.S.) [6]
Visibility:
Public [7]
- Read more about Interior Proposes Rule To Make FOIA Requests Harder To Fulfill [20]

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