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"COVID-19 vs. FOIA: The Virus Is Winning" [1]

"The coronavirus may be starting to disrupt the release of government information, in addition to everyday life."

Disasters [2]
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Greenwire [8], 03/19/2020
June 4, 2020 to June 5, 2020

IJNR Workshop: Great Lakes Water Levels [9]

This Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources online workshop will introduce journalists to the new reality — and uncertainty — of Great Lakes water levels. Due to group size limitations, the workshop is open to the first 25 registrants. There is no registration fee.

Workshops and Fellowships [10]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [4]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region: 
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [12]

SEJournal Relaunches WatchDog with a ‘Voice,’ Plus Coronavirus and More [13]

SEJournal welcomes back from hiatus our WatchDog feature, now recast as an opinion column from Joseph A. Davis, Society of Environmental Journalists’ veteran freedom of information advocate and longtime SEJournal contributor. In part one of a two-parter, find out why we’re relaunching the new column, plus get Davis’ take on government openness (or lack thereof) around coronavirus, as well as more on SEJ’s deep commitment to open information and a rundown of its recent FOI activities. And watch for part two next week.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [15]
Agriculture [16]
Air [17]
Biodiversity [18]
Chemicals [19]
Climate Change [20]
Consumer [21]
Disasters [2]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Environmental Studies [26]
Fish & Fisheries [27]
Food [28]
Forests [29]
Government [3]
Health [30]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Military [31]
Natural Resources [32]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [33]
Other or All [34]
People & Population [35]
Planning & Growth [36]
Policy [37]
Pollution [38]
Science [39]
Technology [40]
Transportation [41]
Waste [42]
Water & Oceans [11]
Wildlife [43]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [44]
California [45]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [12]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [46]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [47]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [48]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
Northwest (OR WA) [50]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [51]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [52]
International [53]
Canada [54]
Mexico [55]
Africa [56]
Antarctica & Arctic [57]
Asia [58]
Australia & Oceania [59]
Central America & the Caribbean [60]
Europe [61]
Middle East [62]
South America [63]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Bill Trackers a Boon for Covering Federal, State Legislation [64]

As our elected representatives throw themselves into a frenzy of election-year legislative action, reporters can easily fall behind on key environmental and energy measures moving through Congress or state legislatures. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox offers up a way to stay on top of the process — by using the plethora of available bill trackers. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [65]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [25]
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Emerald Corridor Tries Flipping the Switch on C02 [66]

The latest entry in our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [67]” special report looks at what the Pacific Northwest is doing to mitigate climate change, including reducing carbon emissions, limiting sprawl and congestion, pushing energy efficiency and pursuing carbon sequestration. Read the new tipsheet, plus check out our earlier report on climate impacts [68] and our opening backgrounder. [69] 

SEJ Publication Types: 
Special Reports [70]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [15]
Agriculture [16]
Air [17]
Climate Change [20]
Consumer [21]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Environmental Studies [26]
Forests [29]
Government [3]
Health [30]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [32]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [33]
People & Population [35]
Planning & Growth [36]
Science [39]
Technology [40]
Transportation [41]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Northwest (OR WA) [50]
International [53]
Canada [54]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Trump DOI Downplayed Coronavirus -- Then Praised His ‘Decisive’ Response [71]

"Interior Secretary David Bernhardt Friday tweeted a video of President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency and lauded his boss for taking “decisive — even unprecedented — actions to protect the American people” from the coronavirus. But just two days earlier, Bernhardt’s office had sent talking points to Interior officials that downplayed the virus threat."

Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Journalism & Media [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: LA Times [72], 03/16/2020

Sanders And Biden Vied For The Climate Title At Sunday’s Debate [73]

"It only took 10 debates, a worldwide pandemic, and the winnowing of the Democratic field down to two men in their late 70s — but on Sunday night, for about 12 minutes, the American public finally got to hear a substantive debate about climate change."

Climate Change [20]
Environmental Politics [25]
Journalism & Media [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Grist [74], 03/16/2020

SEJ Objects to EPA's 'Freedom of Information Act Regulations Update' [75]

The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ), in a letter to U.S.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [76]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

"Revealed: Monsanto’s Secret Funding For Weedkiller Studies" [77]

"Monsanto secretly funded academic studies indicating “very severe impacts” on farming and the environment if its controversial glyphosate weedkiller were banned, an investigation has found."

Agriculture [16]
Chemicals [19]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Science [39]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Guardian [78], 03/13/2020

Coronavirus Reminds Journalists To Prepare for Public Health Emergencies [79]

COVID-19 is an unpleasant reminder that when a public health emergency hits, it pays for journalists — including environment reporters — to be prepared. The latest TipSheet offers advice on handling the unknown and gathering an emergency “go bag,” as well as tracking story ideas and numerous federal, state/local and media resources.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [80]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [19]
Disasters [2]
Government [3]
Health [30]
Journalism & Media [4]
People & Population [35]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

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