"White House Might Make Federal Scientists Debate Skeptics"
"A White House plan to debate the accuracy of climate science has hit a snag: Mainstream scientists are unlikely to participate."
Source: ClimateWire, 06/07/2019
Journalism & Media
"EPA Chief Attacks The Media In Speech To Agency Science Advisers"
"The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Andrew Wheeler, chose to go “off script” Wednesday morning when he warned the agency’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) against trusting the media."
Source: Think Progress, 06/06/2019
"AP Fact Check: Trump Didn’t Set Records On Clean Air in US"
"President Donald Trump is getting his facts wrong when it comes to clean air in the U.S. In remarks Wednesday with Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, he insisted the U.S. has the “cleanest air in the world” and is “setting records environmentally.” That’s not the case. The Obama administration set the records for clean air in 2016, and air quality under Trump has worsened since then."
Source: AP, 06/06/2019
"Courts: National Review Takes Defamation Battle To Supreme Court"
"Conservative media organization National Review is taking its legal battle against climate scientist Michael Mann to the Supreme Court — the latest push in a case involving climate science and the First Amendment."
Source: ClimateWire, 06/05/2019
Companies Leave Some Residents In The Dark After Chemical Emergencies
"Mary Gonzalez wanted to know why there wasn’t an alarm when a tank holding toxic chemicals caught fire in Deer Park in March."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 06/05/2019
FED Tool Tracks Pollution on Federal Lands
A revamped Reporter’s Toolbox begins today with a new focus on data resources for environmental journalists. The now biweekly column starts with a look at a massive database designed for federal land managers that reporters can use to scan dozens of pollution data sets about air quality and more in parks, forests and other federal lands.
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Wheeler Knocks Media For Not Promoting EPA's Achievements
"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Andrew Wheeler accused the media Monday of misleading the public by not highlighting the agency’s important environmental achievements."
Source: The Hill, 06/04/2019
"Pipelines: Trump Team Joins Call For Tougher Protest Penalties"
"The Trump administration wants harsher penalties for people who interfere with the operation or construction of pipelines, joining states and the pipeline industry in an effort opposed by civil rights groups and environmentalists."
Source: Greenwire, 06/04/2019
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