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SEJ in Press Freedom Case, Chem Secrecy Bill Fails and More [1]

SEJ joined with several dozen other journalism groups to support the right to film police activity in a public place, and bills to block information of importance to environmental reporters failed in Louisiana, California and Iowa, but a Colorado paper was blocked from covering a wild horse roundup. All that in this month’s WatchDog Tipsheet.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Chemicals [6]
Climate Change [7]
Economy & Business [8]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [13]
Science [14]
Wildlife [15]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
California [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]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
Visibility: 
Public [22]

"Senate Panel Approves Interior Nominee Over Objections From Democrats" [23]

"Senate Republicans advanced President Trump's nominee to be the Interior Department's top lawyer on Tuesday over objections from Democrats who called him partisan and unresponsive to ethics questions swirling around the department's secretary and his predecessor." Daniel Jorjani was architect of Interior's proposed policy for rejecting Freedom of Information Act requests.

Environmental Politics [24]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [25], 05/22/2019

Follow Fish Advisories To Catch Local Stories [26]

Toxic chemicals and disease-causing microorganisms can be found in some fresh-caught fish. And that means local stories for environmental journalists, who can pick up on problems through federal and state fish advisories. The latest TipSheet explains the health impacts and how they’re regulated, plus questions to ask and story ideas, including an environmental justice angle.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [6]
Consumer [28]
Environmental Health [29]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
Food [31]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [32]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [33]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
Visibility: 
Public [22]

Bankruptcy Docs Show Major Coal Company Funded Climate Change Denialism [34]

"The bankruptcy of one of the largest domestic coal producers in the country has revealed that the company maintains financial ties to many of the leading groups that have sowed doubt over the human causes of global warming."

Climate Change [7]
Economy & Business [8]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Journalism & Media [11]
Science [14]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Intercept [35], 05/20/2019

"Bill To Shield Some Louisiana Environment Violations Fails" [36]

"A proposal pushed by Louisiana’s oil and gas industry to let refineries and other industrial plants keep some environmental violations secret fell a handful of votes short of House passage Thursday, amid fierce opposition that it could hide the impacts of the state’s petrochemical industry."

Chemicals [6]
Environmental Health [29]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [22]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
Source: AP [37], 05/17/2019
June 15, 2019

DEADLINE: UNC Knight-Lenfest Newsroom Initiative [38]

The UNC School of Media and Journalism’s Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media invites applications for the third round of the UNC Knight-Lenfest Newsroom Initiative. The year-long program helps advance digital transformation at local and major metropolitan news organizations across the country at a greatly reduced tiered rate, based on your organization’s total revenue. Apply by Jun 15.

Other Events [39]
Visibility: 
Public [22]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [11]
Technology [40]

"Science, Sensationalism, and the Lessons of ‘Insectageddon’" [41]

"When the media fails to verify the rigor and credibility of a scientific study — or ignores its shortcomings entirely — everyone loses."

Journalism & Media [11]
Science [14]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Undark [42], 05/16/2019

"Pipelines: Texas Looks To Pass ALEC-Backed Protest Bill" [43]

"Texas lawmakers appeared poised to pass a bill that will impose hefty prison sentences on protesters who damage pipelines and other "critical infrastructure."

Activism [3]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Politics [24]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [44]
Source: EnergyWire [45], 05/16/2019
July 1, 2019

DEADLINE: ASU Earth and Space Journalism Fellowship [46]

Arizona State University's Fellowship in Transdisciplinary Science supports a journalist for one month with an $8,000 stipend so that person can be on the frontlines of research to see how scientists grapple with the problems of today’s world and forge new directions in science. Deadline: July 1, 2019.

Workshops and Fellowships [47]
Visibility: 
Public [22]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Studies [48]
Journalism & Media [11]
Science [14]

"Lens: Documenting Climate Change By Air, Land And Sea" [49]

"The New York Times photographer Josh Haner has spent the past four years capturing the effects of climate change around the world and under water."

Climate Change [7]
Journalism & Media [11]
Public [22]
International [50]
Source: NY Times [51], 05/15/2019

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