Top Official Did Special Favors On Guns For NRA At Interior Department
"Powerful gun lobby group has used connections in Trump administration to influence decisions, messages show".
Source: Guardian, 01/24/2020
Government
"Interior: BLM Employees Look To Unionize Ahead Of Move West"
"Staffers in the Bureau of Land Management's Washington headquarters could soon join a national federal employees union as BLM moves swiftly to relocate hundreds of positions out West."
Source: Greenwire, 01/23/2020
Environment, Energy Issues Will Make Headlines in 2020
As part of our “2020 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment” to help reporters track the stories coming their way this year, SEJournal Online looks ahead to major developments on the beat — from Washington, D.C. to the Arctic, from public lands to fossil fuels. We also explore pending news on transportation, agriculture, nukes, federal funding, freedom of information and even algae. Also under our gaze, key facets of the climate story. Read our overview analysis and then dive deep into the full offering of special Backgrounders, TipSheets and WatchDogs.
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EPA Resists Squeeze, But for How Long?
Despite warnings that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would be dismantled under the Trump administration, it remains very much alive, thanks to the realities of politics and litigation. Yet its staffing, enforcement and science advisory roles remain under the gun. In the latest of our Backgrounders for the “2020 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment,” we read the tea leaves on the future of the EPA.
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As Remote Work Rises At US Companies, Trump Restricts Federal Employees
"About a quarter of workers at U.S. companies now dial into meetings, consult with clients and do a multitude of other tasks from their laptops at home, as employers seek to cut real estate costs and keep their staffs content in a red-hot job market. The federal government, though, is calling its employees back to the office."
Source: Washington Post, 01/15/2020
The Journalism Student Who Went Down a Rabbit Hole and Came Up a Mine Shaft
A young journalist looking for a quick report found himself instead on a five-month odyssey to cover the hidden dangers of abandoned mining sites in the Southwest — then picked up a Society of Environmental Journalists’ student award in the aftermath. How this student’s persistence paid off, in the latest EJ Academy.
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"EPA Employees Push 'Bill Of Rights' To Protect Scientific Integrity"
"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unionized employees have drafted a bill of rights, asking the agency to recognize the need for scientific integrity, research into climate science and the ability to enforce environmental laws without political interference."
Source: The Hill, 01/08/2020
"Interior: Grijalva, Bernhardt Spat Intensifies Over BLM HQ Move"
"House Natural Resources Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) has rejected Interior Secretary David Bernhardt's offer to meet and discuss the lawmaker's concerns over the Bureau of Land Management's move out West."
Source: Greenwire, 01/08/2020
Climate, Environment Sure To Reverberate in 2020 Elections
This election year, environmental issues like climate change may well break the pattern of past campaigns, where they seemed to recede as voting approached. Our latest entry in our “2020 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment” explains how green politics may shape both national and state/local races in the months to come, and provides resources for reporters to track that rapidly changing landscape.
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"EPA Watchdog Says Agency Underprepared For National Emergency"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not adequately managing the equipment needed to respond to emergencies, its watchdog concluded in a Friday report."
Source: The Hill, 01/06/2020
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