Laws & Regulations

Pollution [7]

Transportation [8]

Public [9]

Canada [11]

Source: NY Times [12], 06/27/2019

Read more about Canada Signals Willingness to Challenge Trump on His Clean-Car Rollback [1]

EPA's Wehrum Steps Down Amid Scrutiny Over Possible Ethics Violations [13]

"Bill Wehrum, a top Environmental Protection Agency official who helped reverse Obama-era rules aimed at cutting emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants, is stepping down amid scrutiny over possible violations of federal ethics rules."

Air [2]

Climate Change [3]

Government [15]

Public [9]

Source: Washington Post [16], 06/27/2019

Read more about EPA's Wehrum Steps Down Amid Scrutiny Over Possible Ethics Violations [13]

SEJ Objects to EPA's 'Freedom of Information Act Regulations Update' [17]

June 26, 2019 — The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ), in a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler, objected to the EPA's June 26 Final Rulemaking entitled "Freedom of Information Act Regulations Update [18]." The letter states that the rule "enables the agency to limit public access to EPA records that are legally public information" and "the highly irregular procedure of issuing a final rule without proposal or public comments is unjustified and unlawful under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA)."

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Activism [19]

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Public [9]

Read more about SEJ Objects to EPA's 'Freedom of Information Act Regulations Update' [17]

"EPA Announces Reversal of Decades-Old Air Toxics Policy" [21]

"The EPA is reversing a 24-year-old air policy that would allow power plants, refineries and other industrial sources to avoid stringent controls for toxic air pollution, it announced June 25."

Air [2]

Chemicals [22]

Pollution [7]

Public [9]

Source: Bloomberg Environment [23], 06/26/2019

Read more about "EPA Announces Reversal of Decades-Old Air Toxics Policy" [21]

Opinion: "When Pollution Is a Matter of Life and Death" [24]

"The E.P.A. found that a small town in Louisiana was overloaded with carcinogens. Why didn’t that mean the government had to act?"

Chemicals [22]

Public [9]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]

Source: NY Times [26], 06/26/2019

Read more about Opinion: "When Pollution Is a Matter of Life and Death" [24]

Plan to Mine the Minnesota Wilderness Revived Under Trump [27]

"The project’s reversal of fortunes has angered environmentalists and focused attention on an unusual connection between a Chilean billionaire and President Trump’s family."

Pollution [7]

Water & Oceans [29]

Public [9]

Source: NY Times [30], 06/26/2019

Read more about Plan to Mine the Minnesota Wilderness Revived Under Trump [27]

New EPA Rule Could Give Politicals More Veto Power on FOIA Requests [31]

"More political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could soon have the authority to weigh in on public information requests."

Public [9]

Source: The Hill [32], 06/26/2019

Read more about New EPA Rule Could Give Politicals More Veto Power on FOIA Requests [31]

Air Needs Freshening in Most U.S. National Park Units [33]

The nation’s parks are generally thought to be pristine natural havens. But a recent study finds the overwhelming majority suffer from air pollution problems like smog and ozone. That makes for important local and regional news stories, per the latest biweekly TipSheet. Get background, story ideas, resources and more.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [34]

Topics on the Beat:

Air [2]

Chemicals [22]

Consumer [35]

Environmental Studies [36]

Forests [37]

Government [15]

Health [38]

Pollution [7]

Science [39]

Region:

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Public [9]

Read more about Air Needs Freshening in Most U.S. National Park Units [33]

Big Environmental Impacts on Small Communities Is Story That Must Be Told [40]

While environmental journalists often focus on regulatory wrestling matches in Washington, D.C., a seasoned New York Times investigative reporter argues the most important stories are those in the real communities where bureaucratic impacts are felt. Three-time Pulitzer winner Eric Lipton makes the case for public service in journalism that tells the environment story from the outside in.

SEJ Publication Types:

Features [41]

Topics on the Beat:

Agriculture [42]

Air [2]

Chemicals [22]

Energy & Fuel [4]

Government [15]

Health [38]

Policy [43]

Pollution [7]

Water & Oceans [29]

Region:

Alaska and Hawaii [44]

California [45]

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [46]

Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [47]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [48]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [49]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [50]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [51]

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Public [9]

Read more about Big Environmental Impacts on Small Communities Is Story That Must Be Told [40]

"Public Lands: LWCF Funding Returns To Spotlight This Week" [52]

"As debate cranks up over mandatory funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund on Capitol Hill, lawmakers are exploring ways to fix, nurture and maintain America's treasured public lands and waters on an increasingly tight budget."

Fish & Fisheries [53]

Forests [37]

Water & Oceans [29]

Wildlife [54]

Public [9]