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"4 More States Propose Harsh New Penalties For Protesting Fossil Fuels" [1]

"Industry-designed bills to silence climate protests are under consideration in Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota and Montana. More are likely to come."

Activism [2]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: HuffPost [15], 02/22/2021

"Climate Activist Jailed in India as Government Clamps Down on Dissent" [16]

"Disha Ravi, 21, is facing sedition charges, accused of sharing a Google Doc about the farmers protest with Greta Thunberg."

Activism [2]
Agriculture [17]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [13]
Asia [18]
Source: NYTimes [19], 02/16/2021

Grant Helps Chart Illegal Rosewood’s 10,000-Mile Journey [20]

Two young journalists collaborated from continents apart — with the help of a Society of Environmental Journalists grant — to report on illicit trade in a highly prized timber. A new entry in our recently launched StoryLog column captures the whole process, from the spark of an idea, through research, a winning grant proposal, field reporting and published stories. Plus, lessons learned.

SEJ Publication Types: 
FEJ StoryLog [21]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [2]
Biodiversity [22]
Environmental Politics [9]
Forests [23]
Journalism & Media [10]
Natural Resources [24]
Region: 
International [25]
Africa [26]
Asia [18]
Visibility: 
Public [13]

"Biden Faces Calls To Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline" [27]

"President Biden is facing calls to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline after a court ruled that the Trump administration broke the law when allowing for the pipeline’s construction."

Activism [2]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [28], 02/10/2021

"Former U.S. Climate Leaders Press Biden on Amazon Deforestation" [29]

"During his presidential campaign, Joseph R. Biden Jr. said the United States should mobilize $20 billion to stop the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and impose “significant economic consequences” if deforestation continued."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [4]
Forests [23]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [24]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
South America [30]
Source: NYTimes [31], 02/02/2021

"Ex-DOJ Official Called ‘Radioactive’ After Alleged Election Plot" [32]

"The Trump administration’s top environmental lawyer faces severe career repercussions and possibly ethics probes in the wake of allegations, which he disputes, that he worked with President Donald Trump to try to cast doubt on the 2020 election results."

Activism [2]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [33], 01/25/2021

Biden Plans To Cancel Keystone XL Pipeline Permit On 1st Day In Office [34]

"U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has indicated plans to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit via executive action on his first day in office, sources confirmed to CBC News on Sunday."

Activism [2]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: CBC News [35], 01/18/2021

Biden Nominees Foretell Aggressive Action on Climate, Environmental Justice [36]

Key picks for President Biden’s environment and energy team suggest top priorities, among them an aggressive, whole-government climate change agenda. The latest Backgrounder assesses choices to pursue Biden’s international and domestic climate policies, as well as historic selections for EPA and Interior, and more. Plus, dive into SEJournal’s expanding “2021 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [37]” special report.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [38]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [2]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [39]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [40]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
California [41]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [42]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [43]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [44]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [45]
International [25]
Visibility: 
Public [13]

Assange Case Raises Free Press Concerns; Pushback on ‘Murder the Media’ Message [46]

The Espionage Act case against controversial figure Julian Assange is a wedge that could later be used to restrict press freedoms for journalists and so should be dropped by the incoming Biden administration, argues the new WatchDog opinion column. That, plus why the “murder the media” message signals the need for a law to make it a crime to assault journalists.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog [47]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [2]
Government [39]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [40]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
Visibility: 
Public [13]

"Mexican Fisherman 'Dies After Attack On Sea Shepherd Conservationists'" [48]

"A Mexican fisherman has died after his boat collided with a larger vessel used by US conservationist group Sea Shepherd, reports say."

Activism [2]
Fish & Fisheries [49]
Public [13]
Mexico [50]
Source: BBC News [51], 01/06/2021

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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/4-more-states-propose-harsh-new-penalties-protesting-fossil-fuels [2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-justice [9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [12] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [13] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [14] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [15] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fossil-fuel-protest_n_602c1ff6c5b6c95056f3f6af [16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/climate-activist-jailed-india-government-clamps-down-dissent [17] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture [18] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/asia [19] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/world/asia/climate-activist-jailed-india.html [20] https://www.sej.org/publications/fej-storylog/grant-helps-chart-illegal-rosewood-s-10000-mile-journey [21] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/fej-storylog [22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1 [23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/forests [24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land [25] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [26] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/africa [27] https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-faces-calls-shut-down-dakota-access-pipeline [28] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/537873-biden-faces-calls-to-shut-down-dakota-access-pipeline?rl=1#.YCNGLn42xrc.twitter [29] https://www.sej.org/headlines/former-us-climate-leaders-press-biden-amazon-deforestation [30] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/south-america [31] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/climate/biden-amazon-deforestation.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Climate%20and%20Environment [32] https://www.sej.org/headlines/ex-doj-official-called-radioactive-after-alleged-election-plot [33] https://bnanews.bna.com/environment-and-energy/ex-doj-official-called-radioactive-after-alleged-election-plot [34] https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-plans-cancel-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit-1st-day-office [35] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/biden-keystone-xl-1.5877038 [36] https://www.sej.org/publications/backgrounders/biden-nominees-foretell-aggressive-action-climate-environmental-justice [37] https://www.sej.org/publications/sej-news/2021-journalists-guide-energy-environment [38] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/backgrounders [39] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [40] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/policy [41] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/california [42] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-lakes [43] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-plains [44] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/northeast [45] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southwest [46] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog/assange-case-raises-free-press-concerns-pushback-murder-media-message [47] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/watchdog [48] https://www.sej.org/headlines/mexican-fisherman-dies-after-attack-sea-shepherd-conservationists [49] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries [50] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/mexico [51] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-55540506 [52] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism?page=66 [53] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism?page=63 [54] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism?page=64 [55] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism?page=65 [56] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism?page=68 [57] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism?page=69 [58] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism?page=70 [59] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism?page=71 [60] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism?page=189