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EPA Fails To Supply Documents To House Science in Subpoena Showdown

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided "largely non-responsive" documents in response to a final threat by House Democrats, according to committee staff, likely setting the stage for a forthcoming subpoena."

Source: The Hill, 11/08/2019
March 29, 2020

DEADLINE: SAJA Reporting Fellowships

The South Asian Journalists Association's fellowships program encourages in-depth coverage of South Asia or the South Asian Diasapora by providing grants of $2,000-$5,000 to cover a portion of reporting expenses. Deadline: Mar 29, 2020 (Spring/Summer).

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SEJ Urges Congress To Address Communication Between Journalists and Federal Agencies

November 6, 2019 — The Society of Environmental journalists joined 28 other journalism groups in urging every member of Congress to address the ongoing issue of censoring and restricting federal employees' communication with journalists.

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"AP Fact Check: Trump’s Wildfire Tweets Not Grounded In Facts"

"President Donald Trump is scorching the facts about California’s wildfires. The president in recent tweets blamed California and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom for the fires because of state forest management practices and said California’s fires were too expensive and worse than in other states. In fact, the fires were not raging mostly in forests. The bulk of California’s forests are also federally managed, and other parts of the U.S. are burning even more."

Source: AP, 11/06/2019

Ongoing Climate Change Will Bring More Bad News on Health in 2020

Illness, injury, death. Those are the worsening health impacts of climate change, as global warming shifts disease vectors, encourages bacteria and foodborne illness, and leaves people increasingly suffering from heat, smog, smoke, allergies and other risks of extreme weather. Our latest TipSheet helps you get a handle on the sprawling health-climate story.

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November 13, 2019

Webinar: Using Global Forest Watch

Mongabay and Global Forest Watch offer an online training at 10:00 a.m. ET to demonstrate how journalists can use GFW tools to add evidence to news articles, and more. Free registration required.

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FDA Took Six Weeks To Announce E. Coli Outbreak

"A previously undisclosed E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce sickened nearly two dozen people between July and early September, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday — a delayed announcement one food safety lawyer called a “lie to the public in all respects.”"

Source: Washington Post, 11/04/2019

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