If the idea of an FBI director targeting journalists seems oh so last century, then Donald Trump’s prospective pick for the post has news for you. And that isn’t even the all of it. As WatchDog Opinion writes, the incoming administration bodes a litany of woes for free speech advocates, starting with the misuse of the law to try to silence a critical press. What should be done?
Public health is an environmental story (think links between infectious disease and climate change, for example). So Trump administration nominees to head leading U.S. public health agencies — including vaccine skeptics, COVID-19 contrarians and physicians with little public health experience — are a story for environmental journalists to watch closely. The latest EJ TransitionWatch helps with a rundown of five top picks. Plus, the latest health headlines [3] from EJ Today.
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"Marine biologist Monica Biondo has spent more than a decade studying the multibillion-dollar market for these colorful fish, which pulls thousands of species from the ocean each year."
"Splash pads found in public parks across the United States are linked to thousands of cases of waterborne diseases that leave a calling card of diarrhea, fever and vomiting, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week."
"Renewable energy in the U.S. has grown steadily over the last 20 years. Look at this chart of wind and solar expansion — you’d be hard-pressed to pick out where a Democratic administration ends and a Republican administration begins."
"Companies that profit from plastics are pushing forward laws to keep Americans hooked on disposable plastic products"
"US regulators made “significant” errors in adopting a new rule four years ago around the release of genetically modified crops, and must now strengthen oversight, a federal court ruled this week."
"If all 15 liquefied natural gas plants in Texas and Louisiana open, reductions in overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions would slow"
"One night in 2021, a farmer Steve Kenkel has known since childhood gave him a call. The farmer had news: there was going to be a CO2 pipeline coming through his property in Shelby County, Iowa."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog/will-trump-20-come-after-journalists
[2] https://www.sej.org/publications/ej-transitionwatch/trump-s-public-health-agency-picks-looking-peaked
[3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/health
[4] https://www.sej.org/sej-awards-2025-rules
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/one-woman-s-mission-shine-light-ornamental-fish-trade
[6] https://therevelator.org/ornamental-fish-trade/
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/splash-pads-are-fun-can-spark-waterborne-disease-outbreaks-cdc-finds
[8] https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/12/04/splash-pads-waterborne-illness-cryptosporidium/
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/chart-will-cheer-you
[10] https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/canary-media/this-chart-will-cheer-you-up
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/how-plastic-industry-undermines-democracy-blocking-bans
[12] https://www.ehn.org/plastic-industry-undermines-democracy-2669750099.html
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/court-rules-usda-s-ge-crop-rules-break-law-must-be-reworked
[14] https://www.thenewlede.org/2024/12/lawsuit-usda-ge-crops-judge-rules-unlawful/
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/report-lng-operators-louisiana-offered-211-billion-tax-breaks
[16] https://floodlightnews.org/lng-operators-in-louisiana-offered-tax-breaks/
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/unrest-carbon-country
[18] https://drilled.media/news/summit-carbon-pipeline
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=454
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=451
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=452
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=453
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=456
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=457
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=458
[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=459
[28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5052