FBI Targeted Environmental Activists In Domestic Terror Investigations
"Protesters were characterized as a threat to national security in what one calls an attempt to criminalize their actions".
Source: Guardian, 09/25/2019
Journalism & Media
As Fiscal Year Ends, Local Stories Often Found in Appropriations Bills
The politics of federal appropriations is convoluted, but buried within are important local environmental stories. Heading into the upcoming fiscal year, the latest TipSheet explains how the process works and where to find the news. Plus, spotting environmental pork barrel, and what a “minibus” bill is and why it matters.
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Water Bottles in Class Offer Varying Lessons in Sustainability
Can consumption in the classroom become a reporting exercise for budding journalists? Our quarterly EJ Academy column explores how collegiate educators can handle sustainability questions. Should students be discouraged from using plastic water bottles? And should faculty use electronic handouts and texts instead of paper copies? Top instructors weigh in.
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Interior Watchdog Probing Political Appointees' Review Of FOIA Requests
"The Department of Interior’s internal watchdog confirmed in letters to two lawmakers that they will review the involvement of the agency’s top officials in crafting agency’s public records process which allows political appointees to review and potentially withhold documents from release."
Source: The Hill, 09/23/2019
"Democratic Candidates Talk Climate Policy During MSNBC Forum"
"Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), entrepreneur Andrew Yang, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, and other presidential candidates shared their climate change plans on Thursday during MSNBC's Climate Forum 2020."
Source: The Week, 09/20/2019
Teen Activists Worldwide Prepare to Strike for Climate, Led by Thunberg
"The 16-year-old Swedish high school student speaks for millions of angry youth around the world who fear for their future as the planet warms."
Source: InsideClimate News, 09/20/2019
Judge Blocks South Dakota Law Barring Pipeline Protests
"A judge on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction to block enforcement of South Dakota’s new “riot-boosting” law, which passed earlier this year to deter pipeline protests. The law threatens heavy penalties for any person or group that encourages a “riot,” which is defined broadly enough to include many forms of public protest."
Source: Mother Jones, 09/19/2019
"NOAA Sued for ‘Stonewalling’ Over FOIA Requests"
"An environmental group is suing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for failing to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request about Freedom of Information Act requests."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/18/2019
Climate Change Toolkit: Latest Headlines, TipSheets, Backgrounders & More
To help better cover climate change news, including during the upcoming United Nations Climate Action Summit, Sept. 23, in New York, the SEJournal offers a range of resources. Get the latest climate change headlines and EJToday's curated climate coverage. Check out our range of climate-related Issue Backgrounders, TipSheets and Reporter's Toolboxes, plus our Climate Change Guide and more.
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Algae — Society’s Big, Green … and Emerging Menace
It’s poisoning fresh waters across the United States, as well as elsewhere in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. Blue-green algae is on the rise, lingering later and later into the year. Our new Issue Backgrounder explains the contributing factors behind the potent toxin’s scourge, its societal and public health ramifications, and the many angles and resources to tell the story.
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