Journalism & Media

"White House Says It Will Control Press Access To Trump, Not Reporters" [1]

"The White House said Tuesday that it would decide which news outlets have access to President Donald Trump, ripping power away from an independent association of journalists who have traditionally determined which publications are part of the press pool."

Environmental Politics [2]

Journalism & Media [3]

Laws & Regulations [4]

Public [5]

National (U.S.) [6]

Source: USA TODAY [7], 02/26/2025

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USDA Climate Webpage Purge Breaks Laws And Hurts Farmers, Lawsuit Alleges [8]

"The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) broke the law when it purged government websites of climate-related information and disabled access to key datasets, making it hard for farmers to access information on climate adaptation strategies and financial assistance, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by a coalition of advocacy groups."

Activism [9]

Agriculture [10]

Climate Change [11]

Environmental Politics [2]

Government [12]

Journalism & Media [3]

Laws & Regulations [4]

Public [5]

National (U.S.) [6]

Source: The New Lede [13], 02/25/2025

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Environmental Policies Upended, Climate Plans a Casualty As Trump Takes Power [14]

In the overview summary for our “2025 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy” special report, we foresee the very real prospect that environmental protection and energy policies in place, in some cases, for decades could swiftly be swept aside by the Trump administration and a GOP-controlled Congress. Read our analysis [14], plus look back at more than three dozen stories gathered together in our ninth annual guide [15].

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Special Reports [16]

Topics on the Beat:

Climate Change [11]

Energy & Fuel [17]

Environmental Justice [18]

Environmental Politics [2]

Government [12]

Health [19]

Infrastructure [20]

Journalism & Media [3]

Laws & Regulations [4]

Policy [21]

Pollution [22]

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National (U.S.) [6]

International [23]

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Public [5]

Read more about Environmental Policies Upended, Climate Plans a Casualty As Trump Takes Power [14]

Open Door to Industry for Trump Environmental Agency Appointees [24]

It’s not just the heads of Trump administration environmental agencies who come from the industries they now are entrusted to regulate. The latest TipSheet explains that it’s also the political appointees below them — officials responsible for overseeing air, water, toxic chemicals, Superfund, forests and drilling — who are now likely examples of regulatory capture. A short list. Plus, more from our new Trump 2.0 EJWatch special section [25].

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [26]

Topics on the Beat:

Agriculture [10]

Air [27]

Chemicals [28]

Climate Change [11]

Economy & Business [29]

Energy & Fuel [17]

Environmental Politics [2]

Forests [30]

Government [12]

Journalism & Media [3]

Laws & Regulations [4]

Natural Resources [31]

Policy [21]

Pollution [22]

Waste [32]

Water & Oceans [33]

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National (U.S.) [6]

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Public [5]

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"Trump’s Lawsuit Barred By The First Amendment, Pollster’s Team Argues" [34]

"Lawyers for J. Ann Selzer, a veteran Iowa pollster, have issued a scathing response to President Donald Trump’s lawsuit over a poll that showed him trailing Kamala Harris in Iowa days before the 2024 election, arguing that her polls are a form of political speech protected by the First Amendment."

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Laws & Regulations [4]

Public [5]

National (U.S.) [6]

Source: Washington Post [35], 02/24/2025

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Staff At Some Agencies Instructed Not To Speak To Congress, Says Democrat [36]

"Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) sent several letters Thursday to various federal agency heads seeking answers regarding directives banning employees from speaking to Congress."

Environmental Justice [18]

Environmental Politics [2]

Government [12]

Journalism & Media [3]

Laws & Regulations [4]

Public [5]

National (U.S.) [6]

Source: The Hill [37], 02/24/2025

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SEJ Signs Joint Statement Condemning Recent Government Press Attacks [38]

Feb. 21, 2025 — The Society of Environmental Journalists joined more than 40 organizations to condemn the campaign underway in Washington to penalize independent reporting on the government and to call on the Trump administration to lift its ban on The Associated Press.

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Government [12]

Journalism & Media [3]

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The Forgotten Victims of Hidalgo [39]

Contaminated water sickened thousands of residents near Mexico City for 40 years — even as officials knew they were being poisoned. Then, an investigative news team turned its attention to the polluted region, and produced multiple video and text versions of an award-winning feature focused on the residents’ health, poverty and more. Read a revealing Q&A with investigative producer Carlos Carabaña in the new Inside Story.

SEJ Publication Types:

Inside Story [40]

Topics on the Beat:

Chemicals [28]

Environmental Justice [18]

Government [12]

Health [19]

Journalism & Media [3]

People & Population [41]

Pollution [22]

Waste [32]

Water & Oceans [33]

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International [23]

Mexico [42]

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Public [5]

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"News Outlets Urge White House To Reverse Ban On Associated Press" [43]

"Earlier this week dozens of news organizations signed two separate letters to the White House that urged the Trump administration to reverse a policy barring Associated Press journalists from official events."

Environmental Politics [2]

Journalism & Media [3]

Laws & Regulations [4]

Public [5]

National (U.S.) [6]

Source: Washington Post [44], 02/21/2025