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"Top Leader at Interior Dept. Pushes a Policy Favoring His Former Client" [1]

"David Bernhardt, the agency’s acting chief, wants to roll back endangered-species protections on a tiny fish, a change that benefits few outside a California group he once represented as a lobbyist."

Environmental Politics [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NY Times [9], 02/12/2019

Prominent Reporters See Critical Year Ahead on Energy, Environment [10]

It’s a “make or break” year for a range of environmental and energy issues, advise leading journalists at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual “2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment” event in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 25. The gathering also featured a surprise appearance by a top EPA official, who was questioned about administration policy on climate change. Read our coverage of the forum in this SEJ News report.

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SEJ News [11]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [12]
Agriculture [13]
Air [14]
Climate Change [15]
Disasters [16]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [20]
Policy [21]
Pollution [22]
Science [23]
Waste [24]
Water & Oceans [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
International [25]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

Under Siege from Ethics Probes, Interior Dept. Proposes Gutting Rules on Open Records [26]

Journalism groups, among them the Society of Environmental Journalists, have raised objections to an under-the-radar plan by the Interior Department that would essentially allow it to turn down almost any Freedom of Information Act requests it chose. SEJ filed comments opposing the proposal on Jan. 28. See what rules change Interior has requested and get more on SEJ’s response in the latest WatchDog Tipsheet.

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WatchDog TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [12]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [20]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

Environment and Energy News Outlook for 2019 [28]

With 2019 in full swing, the SEJournal offers an analysis of the year ahead in environment and energy news, with an overview of our full special report, the “2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [29].” Plus, don’t miss SEJ’s Jan. 25 event with top reporters [30] to help you keep track of the big stories on the beat. RSVP here [31] to attend in-person or online.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [32]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [12]
Air [14]
Chemicals [33]
Climate Change [15]
Disasters [16]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [4]
Health [35]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [36]
Policy [21]
Pollution [22]
Science [23]
Transportation [37]
Waste [24]
Water & Oceans [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

Urgency of Katowice Carries Over to SEJ Mission [38]

From under a blanket of dense smog that hung over the southern Polish town hosting a recent United Nations climate change conference, the president of the Society of Environmental Journalists, Bobby Magill, had a moment of clarity for the profession and the organization. His insights, and how they will affect the future of SEJ as it begins a new strategic planning process, in Magill’s latest SEJ President’s Report. Plus, a special honor for a “tireless” SEJ leader.

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ Presidents Report [39]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [12]
Air [14]
Climate Change [15]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [2]
Health [35]
Journalism & Media [19]
Planning & Growth [40]
Policy [21]
Pollution [22]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
International [25]
Europe [41]
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Public [7]

Will the Downturn in Environmental Enforcement Continue in 2019? [42]

Enforcement on the environment front is way down recently, and that may not just be true at the EPA but other federal and state agencies as well. This special edition of TipSheet, part of our 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy and Environment, tracks the trend, pointing to some exemplary reporting that’s been covering the issue and showing how to use numerous data sources to investigate it on your own.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [43]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [12]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

Trump Admin To Bring Back Offshore Drilling Staff During Shutdown [44]

"The Trump administration is bringing dozens of federal employees back to work to carry out the administration’s plan to expand offshore oil and natural gas drilling."

Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [45], 01/16/2019

"Interior: Republican Governors Turn On Zinke Plan" [46]

"Western Republican governors are pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to ax mitigation rules for energy developers."

Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [20]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: EnergyWire [47], 01/16/2019

"New Congress, New House Push for Environmental Civil Rights" [48]

"The new 116th Congress may spend more time examining the intersection of race and the environment, and specifically look at how poor and minority communities are affected by climate change."

Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [2]
People & Population [36]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [49], 01/16/2019

Some of Biggest Green Groups Have Cold Feet Over the “Green New Deal” [50]

"More than 600 organizations signed a letter supporting the ambitious proposal, but eight of the largest ones did not."

Activism [12]
Climate Change [15]
Environmental Politics [2]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: New Republic [51], 01/16/2019

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