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Selective Media Tour on EPA Scandal, ‘Weaponizing’ Transparency and More [1]

The EPA turns to friendly media to share its news, while limiting access to mainstream reporters. And the agency moves to “weaponize” transparency. Those stories, plus, a new way to map political influence on environmental policy, and key reports made public, in the latest WatchDog TipSheet.

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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Studies [10]
Government [11]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Policy [15]
Pollution [16]
Science [17]
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National (U.S.) [18]
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Public [19]
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SEJ Takes EPA to Task [20]

The Society of Environmental Journalists has written EPA again, asking that its press shop stop distortions, ethically questionable treatment of journalists and appropriation of partisan news for official press releases. That, plus an update on the SEJ’s executive director search, in the latest President’s Report.

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SEJ Presidents Report [21]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [11]
Journalism & Media [13]
Policy [15]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility: 
Public [19]
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"Greens Launch Campaign To Get Pruitt Fired" [22]

"A coalition of environmental groups is teaming up for a multi-pronged campaign to try to get Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt fired or to resign."

Activism [3]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [11]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Hill [23], 03/28/2018
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"The Six Stages of Trump’s Resistance" [24]

"When state regulators tried to get the future president to address a few environmental problems on two golf courses some years ago, little did they know they’d be treated to a multi-year lesson in how he handles regulatory challenges."

Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: ProPublica [25], 03/28/2018
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Poll: Partisan Split On Climate Grows, As U.S. Fears Are On The Rise [26]

"Fewer Republicans say they believe that there is a scientific consensus on climate change or that the effects of global warming have already begun, according to a new Gallup poll, which showed a widening partisan gap near record levels."

Climate Change [5]
Environmental Politics [9]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [27], 03/28/2018
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"Scott Pruitt’s Dirty Politics" [28]

"How the Environmental Protection Agency became the fossil-fuel industry’s best friend."

Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Politics [9]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: New Yorker [30], 03/27/2018
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Drinking Water a Little-Noticed Environmental Justice Problem [31]

Health risks from unsafe drinking water afflict many, not only around the world, but in the United States too, especially the poor, ethnic minorities and those in remote rural areas. The latest Issue Backgrounder looks at this undercovered environmental justice story, and offers ideas and resources for how reporters can cover it.

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Backgrounders [32]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Chemicals [33]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [11]
Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [34]
Planning & Growth [35]
Policy [15]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [36]
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National (U.S.) [18]
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Public [19]
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"EPA Deals Give Companies More Time To Pollute" [37]

"An enforcement breakthrough a decade in the making was unveiled in December: Three manufacturers of a sooty oil-based product known as carbon black had agreed to slash air pollution by thousands of tons each year. But there was a twist."

Air [4]
Climate Change [5]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [16]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Greenwire [38], 03/27/2018
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Zinke Creates Outdoor Recreation Panel Made Mostly Of Industry Advisers [39]

"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has appointed 15 representatives of the outdoor recreation industry to advise him on how to operate public lands, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post, including three people whom department officials flagged as potentially having a conflict of interest on the matter."

Economy & Business [7]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [40]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [41], 03/27/2018
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EPA Says It Wants Research Transparency. Scientists See Attack on Science [42]

"The Environmental Protection Agency is considering a major change to the way it assesses scientific work, a move that would severely restrict the research available to it when writing environmental regulations."

Economy & Business [7]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Science [17]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NY Times [43], 03/27/2018
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