"Lawmakers Weigh Walking Back Amendment Stalling Energy Bill Votes"
"Lawmakers are working on a compromise to an amendment that risks stalling an otherwise popular energy package."
Source: The Hill, 03/06/2020
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"Greens' Complaint Charges Trump Admin With Purging Enemies"
"The group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed a complaint today over what they charge is the administration's intent to fire federal career staff who are disloyal to President Trump.
The complaint, filed with the Office of Special Counsel, claims top White House press aide Hogan Gidley's recent comments in a Fox News interview could violate the Hatch Act or 'merit system principles' that have long governed public personnel practices.
Source: Greenwire, 03/06/2020
"Pence Admits 'We Don't Have Enough Tests' as Delay In Testing Persists
"Confusion and delays appear to persist in testing Americans for coronavirus even after an outcry from state and local health authorities that the United States was behind in determining the extent of the outbreak."
Source: CNN, 03/06/2020
SEJ Condemns Indonesia Arrest of Mongabay Journalist
The Society of Environmental Journalists condemned Indonesia’s arrest and imprisonment of Philip Jacobson, an editor for the environmental news site Mongabay.
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SEJ Joins RCFP Amicus Brief — Parekh v. CBS
SEJ joined with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 55 journalism groups and other interested parties in filing an amicus brief in Parekh v. CBS, supporting the right of CBS and reporter Brian Conybeare to recover attorneys’ fees under the Florida anti-SLAPP statute.
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SEJ Joins RCFP Amicus Brief — Carroll County E911 v. Hasnie
SEJ joined with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 15 other media organizations in filing an amicus brief in Carroll County E911 v. Hasnie. Carroll County refuses to disclose 911 recordings pertaining to a November 2016 house fire in which four Flora, Indiana children died.
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SEJ Joins RCFP Amicus Brief — La Liberte v. Reid
SEJ joined with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 20 other media organizations in filing an amicus brief in La Liberte v. Reid.
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SEJ Opposes Press Restrictions for Trump Impeachment Trial
January 16, 2020 — The Society of Environmental Journalists joined with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 56 other media organizations in a letter opposing restrictions on the press during the upcoming Senate impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump. SEJ speaks out about right-to-know issues, such as this one, which would hinder journalists’ efforts to share timely and accurate updates and commentary with the American public.
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SEJ Joins Protest of Sec. Pompeo Treatment of NPR, Media
SEJ has protested Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's retaliation against, and abuse of, National Public Radio and its reporters. SEJ President Meera Subramanian signed the January 30 letter.
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SEJ Protests SBA "No Journalists" Environmental Roundtable
The Small Business Administration announced an "environmental roundtable" Feb. 28, as being “open to all interested persons, with the exception of the press." The Society of Environmental Journalists, through its Freedom of Information Task Force, has protested this in a Feb 21 letter (full text).
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