This Feb. 4, 2017 mini-conference was sponsored by
the Society of Environmental Journalists and
New York University-DC.

 

 

WATCH THE ENTIRE ARCHIVED VIDEO FOOTAGE [2]

Or individual interviews:

• Tracy Mehan lll, American Water Works Association [3]
• Myron Ebell, Competitive Enterprise Institute [4]
• Ed Maibach, George Mason University [5]
• Scott Segal, Policy Resolution Group and Bracewell LLP [6]
• Bob Perciasepe, Center for Climate & Energy Solutions [7]
• Environmental advocates [8]
• Journalists panel [9]

Scroll to the bottom of this page for photos.

 

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Cheryl Hogue, G. Tracy Mehan III from American Water Works Association. Photo courtesy of Dale Willman. Click to enlarge. [10]

 

When: Saturday, February 04, 2017 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Where: New York University - DC
1307 L St. NW
Washington DC, 20005

 

 

 

COVERAGE

• "Trump Transition Team Didn't Count on Congress," [11] E&E News, February 6, 2017, by Robin Bravender (subscription required).
• "Science, Government, and the Environment. Society of Environmental Journalists Seminar," [12] Dan's Wild Wild Science Journal, American Geophysical Union, February 5, 2017, by Dan Satterfield.

 

AGENDA

9:30 a.m.         Registration

10:00 a.m.       Welcome by Seth Borenstein

10:10 a.m.       Water issues, G. Tracy Mehan III, American Water Works Association, former George W. Bush EPA appointee.

                        - "AWWA Transition Paper," [13] American Water Works Association, November 16, 2016
                        - "Quest for Crystal Clear Water," [14] Bloomberg BNA, December 22, 2016

                        Moderator: Cheryl Hogue, Chemical & Engineering News

11:00 a.m.        EPA policy at large, Myron Ebell, Trump transition team   

                         Moderator: Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

12:30 p.m.       Lunch on your own

1:15 p.m.         Energy, Scott Segal, fossil fuels attorney

                        Moderator: Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

2:00 p.m.         Bob Perciasepe, Center for Climate & Energy Solutions, former Obama and Clinton EPA appointee (for a view on what it’s like inside)

                        Moderator: Cheryl Hogue, Chemical & Engineering News

2:30 p.m.         Break

2:45 p.m.         Environmental advocates: Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Natural Resources Defense Council; Kenneth Kimmell, Union of Concerned Scientists; Jeff Ruch, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility

                        Moderator: Cheryl Hogue, Chemical & Engineering News

3:15 p.m.         Public opinion and climate communications: Ed Maibach, George Mason University

                        Moderator: Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

3:45 p.m.         Panel of reporters: Jill Colvin, Associated Press, Washington, D.C. (she covered Trump on the campaign and will cover environmental issues in the White House); Randy Lee Loftis, independent journalist in Dallas (while at The Dallas Morning News, he covered Rick Perry’s tenure as Texas governor); Andrew Revkin, formerly of The New York Times and now of ProPublica (who has covered climate change for 30 years); Sarah Terry-Cobo, The Journal Record, Oklahoma City (she covered Scott Pruitt while he was Oklahoma attorney general)

                         Moderator: Maegan Vazquez, Independent Journal Review

5:00 p.m.          Adjourn

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Seth Borenstein interviews Myron Ebell, Trump EPA transition head, about climate change at the SEJ-NYU event Saturday. Photo courtesy of Dale Willman. Click to enlarge. [15]	Andrew Revkin of ProPublica and others question Trump transition official Myron Ebell. Photo courtesy of Dale Willman. Click to enlarge. [16]

 

 

SEJ members gather at a coffee shop in Madison, WI., to meet, greet, and watch the live stream of The Trump Administration and the Environment: A Reporter's Primer, Feb. 4. L-R: David Steinkraus, Meg Turville-Heitz, Chuck Quirmbach, Jill Richardson and Steve Verburg.