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SEJ Joins J-Groups Writing White House on Transparency

The Society of Environmental Journalists joined some 40 other journalism groups in a letter urging the White House to do more on improving the transparency of federal agencies. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest (pictured) had recently claimed President Obama had a good record on transparency in an August 30 letter to the New York Times. But journalism and open-government groups said plenty of problems remained — particularly press office interference with journalists' access to agency officials. See this WatchDog story.

SEJ Mourns Charter Member Michael Frome

SEJ members were saddened by the Sept. 4, 2016 death of Michael Frome, at age 96, in Port Washington, Wisc. A gifted advocate for national parks and wilderness areas, Frome’s writing spanned both the post-WWII conservation movement and the environmental movement of the latter 20th century. He authored a dozen books and received numerous conservation writing awards.

Push For Ban On Domestic Ivory Trade Spurs Feud At International Summit

"As coalition of countries, including the US, push for resolution to end ivory trade, Japan, Namibia, South Africa and Canada raise concerns at Hawaii meeting".

Source: Guardian, 09/12/2016

"Week Ahead: Senate Poised To Pass $220M In Flint Aid"

"The Senate is set to vote on a bill providing aid for the Flint, Mich., water crisis and other threats to drinking water around the United States."

Source: The Hill, 09/12/2016

"House Panel Votes To Weaken Obama’s Coal Moratorium"

"A House committee on Thursday voted to exempt some leases from the White House's moratorium on leasing federal land for coal mining."

Source: The Hill, 09/12/2016

"VW Engineer Pleads Guilty in U.S. Criminal Case Over Diesel Emissions"

"A Volkswagen engineer pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiring to defraud regulators and car owners, in the first criminal charges stemming from the American investigation into the German carmaker’s emissions deception."

Source: NY Times, 09/12/2016

Reporter Who Filmed Dogs Charged With Trespassing At Pipeline Site

"A reporter from Democracy Now! who documented security personnel with guard dogs working for Dakota Access Pipeline is facing criminal trespassing charges in Morton County."

Source: WDAZ, 09/12/2016

"Bill Would Make Site Where Civil War Began A National Park"

"U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, the first black U.S. senator from the deep South since Reconstruction, is proposing that the site where the Civil War began be raised in status to that of a national park."

Source: AP, 09/12/2016

"Pittsburgh Water: Expensive, Rust-Colored, Corrosive"

"In many American cities, finding elevated lead levels in drinking water is enough to spark serious concern. But in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where many residents are delivered expensive, rust-colored and corrosive water, it’s just one of many of complaints."

Source: Guardian, 09/12/2016

Tainted Water: New Drinking Water Threat Concerns Scientists, Officials

"A coalition of researchers, utilities and state regulators have made progress tracking an unregulated and unwelcome contaminant in river water feeding drinking water supplies. Can they stop it?"

Source: North Carolina Health News, 09/12/2016

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