"EPA: Pruitt Aide Moonlights As Media Consultant"
"John Konkus, a top political aide to U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, received approval from ethics officials to work outside the agency as a media consultant."
Source: Greenwire, 03/06/2018
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EPA Mapping App Helps Find, Deepen Environmental Justice Stories
As new research reminds us that pollution often disproportionately affects poor and minority communities in the United States, a long-standing mapping tool from the EPA can help reporters explore and discover those environmental justice stories nearest them. The latest TipSheet explains the problem, and walks you through the mapping app.
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Under Pressure From Senate Dems, EPA Restores Funding for Bay Journal
"The Environmental Protection Agency agreed Thursday to restore $325,000 in funding this year for the Bay Journal, a publication with a print circulation of 50,000 that has covered environmental issues involving the Chesapeake Bay for more than a quarter-century."
Source: Washington Post, 03/02/2018
“Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science”
A hard-nosed account of Monsanto and its controversial and popular herbicide Roundup comes in a new book by a former wire service reporter, who pieced together documentation and fact-finding from over 20 years to make a case there was a dangerous cover-up. BookShelf reviews Carey Gillam’s “Whitewash.”
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Abandoned Mines — Stories Beneath Your Feet
They count in the tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands, and each one is a potential story. This week’s TipSheet looks at abandoned mines spread across the United States, many of them polluted, and with few cleanups underway. Find out what’s at stake, and get reporting resources.
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"Anti-Secrecy Lawsuits Soaring Against Pruitt's EPA"
"The Environmental Protection Agency has experienced a huge surge in open records lawsuits since President Donald Trump took office, an analysis of data reviewed by POLITICO shows — a trend that comes amid mounting criticism of EPA's secrecy about Administrator Scott Pruitt’s travels, meetings and policy decisions."
Source: Politico, 02/27/2018
"John Oliver, HBO Beat Coal Executive's Defamation Lawsuit"
"The 'Last Week Tonight' host was within his First Amendment rights to criticize a coal baron and his company, the court found."
Source: Hollywood Reporter, 02/26/2018
Inside Trump Admin's Fight to Keep Keystone XL Approval Process Secret
"At a February 21 hearing, a U.S. District Court judge ruled that the Trump administration must either fork over documents showing how the U.S. Department of State reversed an earlier decision and ultimately came to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, or else provide a substantial legal reason for continuing to withhold them."
Source: DeSmog, 02/23/2018
"EPA: Mum's the Word On High-Level 'War On Lead' Summit"
"With fanfare, U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt convened top officials from across the government last week to discuss a coordinated federal effort to combat lead poisoning. What did they do? Hard to say."
Source: Greenwire, 02/23/2018
"Groups Sue EPA Over Lack Of Records"
"A pair of environmental groups representing public employees sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday, claiming officials failed to adequately take and maintain public records in violation of federal law."
Source: The Hill, 02/23/2018
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