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Oversight on EPA FOIA Screening,  Covering Pipeline Protests, Feedlot Air Emissions, Data on Illegal Fishing [1]

The new year will likely mean subpoenas on EPA’s FOIA response policies, as a Democrat takes the chair in the House Oversight Committee amid charges the agency is choking off politically sensitive record requests. And are new laws in a dozen states making coverage of pipeline protests a felony? That, plus air emission exemptions for animal feedlot operators and data on illegal fishing. All in the latest issue of the WatchDog.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Fish & Fisheries [9]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [17]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [20]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [21]
Northwest (OR WA) [22]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [24]
Visibility: 
Public [25]

Pelosi Picks Kathy Castor To Lead Select Committee On Climate Change [26]

"House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi appointed Rep. Kathy Castor on Friday to lead a select committee on climate change when Democrats retake the majority in the new year."

Activism [3]
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Politics [8]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [25]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [27], 12/31/2018

"The Smoke Readers Who Keep Tabs on Air Pollution" [28]

"The parking lot at the Settlers Ridge Wave Pool just outside of Pittsburgh is dotted with camping chairs. The people sitting in them are looking up at the sky, as if they’re waiting for a fireworks show to begin. But it’s 8:00 a.m., and this group is here for the ‘visible emissions observer certification and training program.’"

Activism [3]
Air [5]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [14]
Public [25]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Source: Allegheny Front [29], 12/17/2018

"McKibben Calls FBI Tracking Of Environmental Activists “Contemptible”" [30]

"As the result of a Freedom of Information suit brought by The Guardian, the FBI has revealed it maintained an open investigation of 350.org — the climate activism group founded by Bill McKibben — and its members as part of an ongoing anti-terrorism campaign."

Activism [3]
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Politics [8]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [25]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: CleanTechnica [31], 12/17/2018

The Renewables Revolution — A Renewable Source of News for Year Ahead [32]

The upward trends for renewable energy sources like wind and solar are a sure source of news for 2019, even if challenging political, economic and technical obstacles remain. This week’s TipSheet explains why, plus suggests stories to look for, notes the points of possible contention and offers a range of reporting resources to turn to.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [33]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [34]
Economy & Business [35]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [36]
Policy [37]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
California [38]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [17]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [21]
Northwest (OR WA) [22]
Visibility: 
Public [25]

Environmental (In)Justice Coverage Grows, As More Media Take Note [39]

Environmental justice-related stories are expected to get more attention in the news media in 2019. But that’s not because the challenge of protecting marginalized communities from lopsided environmental impacts is being met. This week’s TipSheet explains, in a look-ahead to environmental justice stories making the news, the many forms the problem takes, the many communities affected and the emerging notion of “climate justice.”

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [33]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Air [5]
Chemicals [40]
Climate Change [6]
Disasters [41]
Environmental Health [42]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [10]
Health [43]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [14]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [44]
California [38]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [17]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [20]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [21]
Northwest (OR WA) [22]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [24]
International [45]
Mexico [46]
Central America & the Caribbean [47]
Visibility: 
Public [25]

"Protesters Disrupt US Fossil Fuel Event At Un Climate Talks" [48]

"Indigenous and youth groups disrupted a U.S. government event at the U.N. climate talks Monday, criticizing the Trump administration’s policy of backing the extraction of fossil fuels, the burning of which increases global warming."

Activism [3]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Public [25]
International [45]
Source: AP [49], 12/10/2018

"Politics: Ocasio-Cortez's Unlikely Path To Becoming Green Hero" [50]

"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's path to Congress representing an urban, diverse district in New York City began in a freezing-cold protest camp in North Dakota."

Activism [3]
Environmental Politics [8]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [25]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E Daily [51], 12/06/2018

"Rightwing Taskforce Secretly Approves Anti-Environment Resolutions" [52]

"In Washington last week, Alec, a group that links lobbyists with state lawmakers, approved measures to boost Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel agenda".

Activism [3]
Economy & Business [35]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [42]
Environmental Politics [8]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [25]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Guardian [53], 12/06/2018

In 2019, PFAS Chemicals Will Show Up in Drinking Water … and Headlines [54]

The vast and widely used PFAS family of chemicals is causing serious worries across the country, as it turns up in more and more drinking water systems. Pressure to regulate it is also growing, but with mixed results. This week’s TipSheet offers a detailed look-ahead on this big, developing story, with a walk-through of the context, what the EPA is (and isn’t) doing, and why states are stepping up.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [33]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Air [5]
Chemicals [40]
Economy & Business [35]
Environmental Health [42]
Environmental Studies [55]
Government [10]
Health [43]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Policy [37]
Pollution [14]
Science [56]
Water & Oceans [15]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [17]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [21]
Northwest (OR WA) [22]
Visibility: 
Public [25]

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