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Feds Scrub Climate Info; plus Libel Suit, Spill Catcher, Surveillance & Water Data [1]

As some warned, federal environmental agencies have begun to purge web info on topics like climate change. WatchDog TipSheet has that story, plus items about an unusual libel lawsuit, a news outfit using satellite for groundtruthing, a new source of online water data, how journalists can protect against surveillance and more.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [12]

"EPA To Set Aside $12 Million For Buyouts In Coming Months" [13]

"The Environmental Protection Agency plans to set aside $12 million for buyouts and early retirements in coming months, as part of an effort to begin “reshaping” the agency’s workforce under the Trump administration."

Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Washington Post [14], 05/19/2017

"EPA: Sluggish White House Hamstrings Pruitt's Agenda" [15]

"President Trump has so far failed to provide the U.S. EPA staffers needed to execute an aggressive deregulatory game plan."

Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Greenwire [16], 05/18/2017

Working with Leaks and Whistleblowers, Part Two [17]

In the second of a two-part WatchDog TipSheet on the relationship between journalists and whistleblowers, we take a closer look at how to apply basic security measures, the importance of obtaining documents and understanding the legal status of leaked information. And in case you missed it, Part One [18] of the series. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [19]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [12]

"The Injustice of Atlantic City’s Floods" [20]

"New Jersey's working class are forgotten as federal government funds fixes for wealthier neighbors".

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Government [7]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [21]
Source: Climate Central [22], 05/11/2017

"EPA: Seeing 'Chilling Effect,' Unions Push Back On Ethics Memo" [23]

"Several unions representing U.S. EPA employees are asking the agency to rework ethics guidance they believe could silence their members."

Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Greenwire [24], 05/10/2017

"Oregon Timber Counties Struggle As Federal Support Dries Up" [25]

"ROSEBURG, Ore. — So much timber money once flowed into this rural Oregon county that its leaders set up committees to find ways to spend it. Today, Douglas County's library system is on life support, and its sheriff's department is on track to lose funding."

Environmental Politics [6]
Forests [26]
Government [7]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: AP [27], 05/10/2017

Trump Administration Sued Over Alleged Intimidation Of Federal Workers [28]

"As Trump appointees take their new positions in the federal bureaucracy, a legal battle is escalating over alleged intimidation of the civil servants who make the government function."

Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NPR [29], 05/03/2017

"Another FERC Commissioner Announces Departure" [30]

"Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner (FERC) Colette Honorable said Friday she will leave the board when her term expires in June."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: The Hill [31], 05/01/2017

Reporters Look Under Regulatory Hood at Dallas Workshop [32]

SEJers heard from top experts in environmental law and the science of communicating to news consumers, as well as receiving training in FOIA, databases and key digital storytelling tools at a four-day workshop in Dallas, held alongside Earth Day Texas. Get the highlights in our report from the late April gathering.

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ News [33]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [12]

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