"Interior: Former Hill Aide Is Picked For Press Secretary"
"The Interior Department has a new press secretary, with the elevation of Faith Vander Voort to the high-speed, high-profile post this week."
Source: Greenwire, 03/14/2019
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"Brazil's Right-Wing Government Puts Gag Order On Environment Agency"
"Brazil’s right-wing government has ordered environmental enforcement agency Ibama not to respond to requests from the media, stoking fears that President Jair Bolsonaro may be rolling back environmental protections out of the public eye."
Source: Reuters, 03/14/2019
"A Wave Of State Bills Could Threaten Science And Climate Education"
"State lawmakers from Connecticut to Florida are proposing measures that some groups say could threaten how science and climate change are taught in the classroom."
Source: Washington Post, 03/13/2019
"Interior Chief Pick Must Disclose Lobbying Ties, Watchdog Says"
"The U.S. Department of the Interior must produce records of communications between David Bernhardt, President Trump’s nominee to lead the department, and his former clients in the energy and agricultural industries, a March 12 complaint says."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/13/2019
Doc on Rare Porpoise Wins Sundance Award
An environmental documentary that follows a risk-laden effort to save a rare and elusive porpoise won over audiences at the recent Sundance Film Festival. Correspondent JoAnn Valenti takes a look at the film, along with other documentaries that explore the role of journalists and journalism.
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New Coal Ash Data Help Pinpoint Local Pollution Stories
Hundreds of coal ash ponds and landfills around the United States pollute drinking water supplies, and now a newly released report helps localize the problem for environmental reporters. This week’s TipSheet explores the new data source, provides the back story on coal ash regulation (or lack thereof) and the potential health risks, while offering numerous questions to ask and resources to track down.
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Senators Ask U.S. Border Agency About Reported Tracking Of Journalists
"Two senior U.S. senators asked U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Monday to provide information on a report that the agency inappropriately tracked seven American journalists covering the migrant caravan from Central America last year."
Source: Reuters, 03/12/2019
"Congress Strikes Back at Interior Department’s Bad FOIA Regs"
"Representative Elijah Cummings, D-Md, and Senators Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, recently sent a stern letter to the Interior Department reprimanding the agency for its efforts to weaken its FOIA regulations and urging it to reconsider the rule change."
Source: Unredacted, 03/12/2019
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