Enviros Sue Trump Admin to Restore Web Tools for Climate, Pollution Impacts
"The removal of websites designed to help disadvantaged communities will hurt those communities the most, lawyers argue."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/16/2025
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"PR Campaign May Have Fuelled Food Study Backlash, Leaked Document Shows"
"A leaked document shows that vested interests may have been behind a “mud-slinging” PR campaign to discredit a landmark environment study, according to an investigation."
Source: Guardian, 04/15/2025
"AP Journalists Held Out Of White House Events Despite Judge’s Ruling"
"The Associated Press was not included in the in-town pool Monday, and its journalists were rebuffed when trying to cover an Oval Office meeting."
Source: Washington Post, 04/15/2025
As One Door Shuts on Climate Risk Data, News Outlet Opens Another
Even as U.S. government agencies rush to wipe climate change information (or even the mention of the word climate) from their websites, others are racing to reconstruct lost data elsewhere. Case in point is a rescued database on climate risks preserved by The Guardian. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox has more on the preserved database and how best to use it.
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#SEJ2025 — Confronting the Past, Surviving the Future
Next week, hundreds of environmental journalists are expected to gather in Arizona for #SEJ2025, the Society of Environmental Journalists’ expansive annual conference. Co-chair Kendal Blust has highlights of the four-day event, plus how the challenges facing the Southwest are those of communities across the United States, and why now is a critical time for journalists to come together. Read her rundown and register now, before the April 16 midnight deadline.
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Fact Focus: Trump Misrepresents Coal As He Signs EOs To Boost Its Use
"President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed four executive orders designed to boost the U.S. coal industry, outlining steps to protect coal-fired power plants and expedite leases for coal mining on U.S. land. But in touting the benefits of coal, he misrepresented several aspects of its safety and use."
Source: AP, 04/10/2025
White House Ends Funding For Key US Climate Research Body
"The White House is ending funding for the body that produces the federal government’s pre-eminent climate report, which summarizes the impacts of rising global temperatures on the United States."
Source: Guardian, 04/10/2025
National Weather Service Stops Translating Info For Non-English Speakers
"The National Weather Service is no longer providing language translations of its products, a change that experts say could put non-English speakers at risk of missing potentially life-saving warnings about extreme weather."
Source: AP, 04/09/2025
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