"Climate scientists say the magnitude and rate of sea ice loss this century is unprecedented in 1,500 years and issue a warning on the impacts of a changing climate."
As SEJ begins a search for a new executive director — its second in two years — President Bobby Magill reflects on the challenges faced by an ever-shifting journalism industry and an environment under political attack. Plus, in his latest President's Report, why the SEJ board is considering a different path for the search.
Almost a dozen investigations are underway at the U.S. EPA and the Interior Department, including of unusual travel, private sector connections and staff/advisory panel moves. This week's TipSheet runs down the probes in detail, and offers resources for coverage of developments in 2018.
"Advocates on both sides of the aisle say doubling funding for the USDA’s organic research program will help farmers meet demand and remain competitive."
"When environmentalists press for the removal of river-choking old dams, George Howard can smell the money."
"Will Badlands National Park have enough forage in the future for its bison herds? Can the Wind River Reservation manage tribal water storage to account for the fact that snow now melts earlier? Could flash droughts be predicted more accurately, such as the one that Montana experienced last summer that led to one of the worst ever wildfire seasons in the state?"
"U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has picked Anne Idsal, a well-connected Texas state official, to lead the agency's Region 6 office."
"The administration wants to NASA to reprioritize the moon and Mars, and forget 'Earth-centric research'".
"President Donald Trump’s efforts to make the United States 'energy dominant' with help from Alaska got off to modest results Wednesday."
"The man President Trump picked to regulate coal believes that mining is simply 'accelerated erosion.'"
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[6] https://civileats.com/2017/12/12/bipartisan-bill-might-seed-the-future-of-organic-farming/
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[10] http://www.hcn.org/articles/dc-dispatch-interior-climate-science-centers-could-ride-out-the-trump-administration
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[12] https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2017/12/11/stories/1060068669
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trump%E2%80%99s-budget-will-slash-climate-change%E2%80%93related-nasa-missions
[14] https://www.salon.com/2017/12/11/trumps-proposed-federal-budget-will-slash-climate-change-related-nasa-missions/
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-petroleum-reserve-lease-sale-alaska-draws-just-7-bids
[16] https://www.apnews.com/f85d8093593047cbb49162c2de90d05b/US-petroleum-reserve-lease-sale-in-Alaska-draws-just-7-bids
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/mining-trumps-chosen-regulator-unabashed-coal-booster
[18] https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2017/12/11/stories/1060068521
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