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As Confirmation Nears, Judge Orders EPA Nominee To Release Emails [1]

"An Oklahoma judge on Thursday ordered Scott Pruitt, the state’s attorney general and President Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, to turn over thousands of emails related to his communication with the oil, gas and coal industry."

Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [9], 02/17/2017

"Scientists' Group Launches Website to Help Federal Whistleblowers" [10]

"Fearing an assault on science from the Trump administration, the Union of Concerned Scientists is creating a way for federal scientists to report abuses."

Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Science [12]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: InsideClimate News [13], 02/16/2017

"Trump Signs Repeal Of Transparency Rule For Oil Companies" [14]

"President Trump signed legislation Tuesday to repeal a controversial regulation that would have required energy companies to disclose their payments to foreign governments."

Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [15], 02/15/2017

Veteran Reporters Say Ignore the Noise, and Localize [16]

Environmental journalists at a day-long event [17] urged colleagues to report on the real, local impacts of policy, more than on the buzz around the policy. On hand at the SEJ-sponsored program were representatives of administrations past and present, including Trump EPA transition team head Myron Ebell (shown). 

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Tracy Mehan lll, American Water Works Association [18]
Myron Ebell, Competitive Enterprise Institute [19]
Ed Maibach, George Mason University [20]
Scott Segal, Policy Resolution Group and Bracewell LLP [21]
Bob Perciasepe, Center for Climate & Energy Solutions [22]
Environmental advocates [23]
Journalists panel [24]

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SEJ News [25]
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Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [27]
Government [28]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Policy [30]
Pollution [31]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

WatchDog Group Sues for Records as Pruitt Confirmation Vote Nears & More [32]

The latest WatchDog TipSheet details an open-records case against U.S. EPA nominee Scott Pruitt (shown), the scoop on an Agriculture Department animal welfare database that vanished then returned, a reporter busted at Standing Rock, plus items on whistleblowers, coal-ash and more.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [33]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [34]
Agriculture [35]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [28]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [36]
Policy [30]
Pollution [31]
Waste [37]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [38]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [39]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [40]
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Public [7]

Senate Votes on Pruitt EPA Nomination Possible Thursday-Friday [41]

Senate votes on confirming Scott Pruitt to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could come as soon as Thursday and Friday this week. Pruitt's office in Oklahoma has stonewalled open-records requests from environmentalists for his emails with energy companies -- and the first court hearing seeking to compel disclosure is scheduled for Thursday.

Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [42], 02/14/2017

"EPA: Agency Reminds Employees To Watch What They Say" [43]

"U.S. EPA wants its employees to be mindful about what they say in their official capacity."

Environmental Politics [4]
Government [28]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Greenwire [44], 02/10/2017

"Florida Has Seen Bad Effects from Trump-Like Climate Gag Orders" [45]

"The state, and North Carolina, had trouble planning for damaging erosion after orders similar to White House moves".

Climate Change [26]
Government [28]
Journalism & Media [5]
Science [12]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Scientific American [46], 02/09/2017

Trump EPA Spox Juggles Jobs In Two Washingtons, And It Hasn’t Gone Well [47]

"Doug Ericksen is trying to hold down two jobs in two different Washingtons. And it’s not going terribly well."

Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [48], 02/08/2017

Watchdog Group Sues Pruitt To Disclose Contact With Energy Companies [49]

"A media watchdog group is suing to force U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency to release records detailing his communications with energy companies ahead of a Senate vote to confirm his nomination."

Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Reuters [50], 02/08/2017

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