"FWS Proposes Downlisting Beetle In Win For Oil Industry"
"The Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed easing protections for the American burying beetle, a longtime burr under the oil and gas industry's saddle."
Source: Greenwire, 05/02/2019
Environmental Politics
'Awkward' Hearing Will Vet DOI Lawyer And Official Slated To Probe Him
"A Senate panel will hold a confirmation hearing Thursday for two top posts at the Department of Interior: the agency's top lawyer and the inspector general who is likely to investigate him amid the legal and ethical issues facing Secretary David Bernhardt."
Source: The Hill, 05/02/2019
"Pelosi Takes Easiest Path On Climate. Will She Do More?"
"The climate bill that House Democrats plan to vote on this week wouldn't reduce a single ton of greenhouse gas emissions. Instead, it aims to keep the United States in the Paris climate accord by barring President Trump from using federal funds to withdraw from the landmark agreement."
Source: ClimateWire, 05/02/2019
"Advocacy: Documents Reveal Lobbying For Wheeler, Bernhardt"
"New documents show the extent to which industry gave a lobbying boost to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler's nomination to lead the agency."
Source: E&E Daily, 05/02/2019
"Poll: Climate Change Is Top Issue For Registered Democrats"
"Climate change action is the top issue for Democratic voters, according to a new national poll out Tuesday."
Source: The Hill, 05/01/2019
"Infrastructure: Wheeler Talks Permitting At Closed-Door Event"
"EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler today discussed infrastructure permitting at a closed-door event featuring other Trump administration officials. The event at the General Services Administration was closed to the press, and an E&E News reporter was barred from the room and later escorted from the building."
Source: Greenwire, 05/01/2019
"Trump and Democrats Agree to Pursue $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan"
"Democratic congressional leaders emerged from a meeting at the White House on Tuesday and announced that President Trump had agreed to pursue a $2 trillion infrastructure plan to upgrade the nation’s highways, railroads, bridges and broadband."
Source: NY Times, 05/01/2019
Between the Lines: Forging a Future for a ‘Forgotten River’
Washington, D.C.’s long-neglected Anacostia River bears both tragedy and beauty. And author Krista Schlyer plumbs its depths in her most recent book, “River of Redemption.” In this Between the Lines, she speaks of her connection to the urban waterway, as well as her latest reporting on the environmental impact of the border wall.
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Track Wetlands Stories with National Inventory Tool
As a battle brews over which U.S. waters are protected, environmental journalists can use an invaluable national database to pinpoint vulnerable wetlands. This week’s TipSheet has more on the National Wetlands Inventory, the backstory on wetlands protection, why it matters, and reporting resources and story ideas.
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SEJ Joins J-Groups in Advocating for Access to Information on World Press Freedom Day
For World Press Freedom Day (May 3), SEJ joined with other journalism groups to call for freedom of the press, access to information and the protection of journalists. SEJ signed on to a joint resolution that resolves to uphold the democratic process by committing to guard against the spread of misinformation, and hosted a journalists' roundtable at Colorado State University's Denver Center, "Straddling the Climate and Policy Divide."
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