"EPA: Seeing 'Chilling Effect,' Unions Push Back On Ethics Memo"
"Several unions representing U.S. EPA employees are asking the agency to rework ethics guidance they believe could silence their members."
Source: Greenwire, 05/10/2017
Journalism & Media
Could FOIA Force Trump Administration to Restore Missing Climate Data?
"Three groups are putting a new open records rule to the test to bring back climate change information removed by the new administration. They just might succeed."
Source: InsideClimate News, 05/10/2017
"The EPA Just Buried Its Climate Change Website For Kids"
"The Environmental Protection Agency has sidelined a website aimed at teaching schoolchildren about climate change, a public watchdog group has determined, as part of the agency’s efforts to align online content with the new administration’s values."
Source: Washington Post, 05/08/2017
Working with Leaks and Whistleblowers, Part One
In the first of a two-part WatchDog TipSheet, we explore the relationship between journalist and anonymous leaker. How to find whistleblowers, build their trust and establish groundrules that work for you. Also, when not to rely on anonymous leaks. Next week: Security, documentation and the law around leaks.
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EPA Climate Website Taken Down For Review Was Accurate, Scientists Say
"As the Environmental Protection Agency proceeds with a large-scale update of its website, its climate change site has been taken down, pending review. But several climate scientists contacted by The Post argue that this is unnecessary."
Source: Washington Post, 05/05/2017
"EPA: McCarthy Slams Trump's 'Unprecedented' Webpage Overhaul"
"Former U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy criticized the Trump administration yesterday for removing "years" of climate change data from the agency's public webpage."
Source: Greenwire, 05/03/2017
EPA Website Removes Climate Science Site From Public View
"The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday evening that its website would be “undergoing changes” to better represent the new direction the agency is taking, triggering the removal of several agency websites containing detailed climate data and scientific information."
Source: Washington Post, 05/01/2017
New York Times and Times-Picayune: Coastal Reporting Partnership
The new partnership will explore the causes and potentially catastrophic effects of coastal erosion and sea-level rise along the Louisiana coast by combining the resources of The Times-Picayune's Louisiana coastal reporting team, made possible in part by the Fund for Environmental Journalism, a grant-making program of the Society of Environmental Journalists; and The New York Times' climate team. SEJ invites new gifts and grants underwriting new FEJ projects and opportunities.
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