"No Offense, Norway"
"General Motors is kicking off its big push for electric vehicles with a goofy, star-studded Super Bowl advertisement released ahead of Sunday’s championship game."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/08/2021
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Climate Scientist Mann Wants a Court to Affirm the Truth of His Science
"When Penn State climate scientist Michael Mann first threatened to sue two conservative bloggers and their publishers for defamation in 2012, they seemed to welcome the opportunity for a face-off in court."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/08/2021
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SEJ Calls on U.S. EPA To Renew Commitment for Journalists To Inform Public
February 3, 2021 — SEJ wrote to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Administrator-Designate Michael Regan, calling for the agency to take steps to ensure that journalists are able to effectively convey essential information to the public. The letter says, in part, "We are calling on President Biden and you as Administrator to commit the agency to restoring government openness and transparency, and to respect the vital role that journalists play in our democracy." Read the letter.
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K-Pop For The Planet: Fans Of S Korean Stars Take Up Climate Activism
"From petitioning to save forests to raising cash for disaster victims, a growing army of K-pop fans worldwide has emerged as the latest force in the global fight against climate change."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 02/04/2021
"Obama Alum Returns As EPA Spox; Other Appointees Join Agency"
"Nick Conger is EPA's new press secretary. He served at the agency during the Obama administration as a strategic communications adviser to then-Administrator Gina McCarthy and as communications director for the enforcement office."
Source: E&E News, 02/04/2021
"Interior: FOIA Backlog Confronts Biden's New Team"
"The Biden administration's Interior Department leaders face a Freedom of Information Act request backlog that has tripled over the last four years, underscoring the serious public records management challenges ahead."
Source: E&E News, 02/02/2021
Top Biden Climate Advisor, Others Preview 2021 Energy and Enviro News
President Biden’s national climate advisor Gina McCarthy joined an outspoken U.S. senator and a roundtable of elite journalists last week to preview dramatic changes possibly ahead in U.S. and international climate policy, environmental justice, clean energy and more. Get the upshot from the Society of Environmental Journalists’ 2021 Guide to Energy & Environment event. Plus, watch video of the full program.
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"Judge: Commercial Filmmakers Don't Need Permits In National Parks"
"A federal judge has struck down as unconstitutional the National Park Service's practice of charging commercial filmmakers who want to shoot in the National Park System, ruling it is a protected activity under the First Amendment."
Source: National Parks Traveler, 01/27/2021
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