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Trump Pursues Broad Attack on Press Freedom

In case you haven’t been keeping track, Donald Trump has been engaging in a multifront offensive against the news media and press freedom more generally. WatchDog Opinion catalogs the transgressions to illustrate how the president is moving to grasp control of White House pool coverage, beguile rich media owners, politicize libel law, kneecap public media and weaponize regulatory agencies.

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#SEJSpotlight: Olga Loginova, Freelance Journalist

Meet SEJ member Olga Loginova! Olga is an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker reporting about environmental justice, climate displacement and human rights. She is a producer, reporter and host of the nonfiction narrative podcast 'Leaving the Island', which investigates the climate change-driven resettlement of an entire island in Louisiana. These days, Olga is exploring the effects of global warming on the ocean waves and surfing.

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"Trump Orders The Government To Stop Enforcing Rules He Doesn’t Like"

"At the Transportation Department, enforcement of pipeline safety rules has plunged to unprecedented lows since President Donald Trump’s inauguration." "Critics say the administration is breaking the law and sidestepping the rulemaking process that presidents of both parties have routinely followed."

Source: Washington Post, 05/19/2025

"Many On Navajo Nation Blindsided By Hydrogen Pipeline Change"

"The company at the center of a controversial green energy project connecting New Mexico and Arizona has changed plans for a key component: A much-debated pipeline that would have carried climate-friendly hydrogen will instead carry natural gas, and possibly a natural gas-hydrogen blend at a future date. Unlike hydrogen, natural gas, blended or not, contributes to climate warming both in its production and when it is burned for energy."

Source: Capital & Main, 05/19/2025

15 Years After Deepwater Spill, Researchers Reveal Most-Polluting Rigs

"Satellite imagery shows the worst sites worldwide for oil slicks and methane emissions. Report authors expect pollution will only increase as the Trump administration opens more waters to drilling."

Source: Inside Climate News, 05/19/2025

"‘Nobody’s Seen It’: An Elusive Report Could Drive Empire Wind To Collapse"

"A massive New York offshore wind project may soon be abandoned mid-construction due to a mysterious report that few people in Washington appear to have seen except Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, one Fox News reporter, and the scientists who apparently wrote it."

Source: Canary Media, 05/19/2025

Puerto Rico: "Waiting, Often in the Dark, for Frozen E.P.A. Funds"

"The Trump administration is trying to claw back billions in climate grants, including $147 million that could help people in Puerto Rico withstand frequent power failures."

Source: NYTimes, 05/19/2025

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