"EPA Chief Closing Environmental Museum"
"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said Monday that he is shutting down a museum in the EPA’s headquarters in an effort to cut costs."
Source: The Hill, 04/02/2025
Journalism & Media
"Exclusive: Global Ad Giant WPP Shutters Sustainability-Focused Agency"
"Global ad giant WPP has closed AKQA Bloom, a Miami-based communications agency specialising in sustainability campaigns, according to an email to staff obtained by DeSmog, and merged its operations with parent agency AKQA."
Source: DeSmog, 04/01/2025
An Editor’s Eye View to Successful Pitching
The not-so-simple act of pitching story ideas is among the biggest challenges facing freelance environmental reporters. Is the pitch smartly targeted, thoroughly researched, well-crafted? Our new Freelance Files co-editor Marianne Messina spoke to four top-level editors at well-known outlets to get their perspectives on making a successful pitch. Learn why outlets need you, what they look for and how to avoid basic mistakes.
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Follow the Money … for Lobbying State Legislatures
With many states dominated by a few powerful industries — whether oil, mining or agriculture — the influence of campaign dollars can have an outsize effect on legislation, even to the point of corruption, notes the latest Reporter’s Toolbox. So while the U.S. Congress may be languishing, environmental journalists can dig up stories on lobbying at the state level using a powerful data source.
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Trump’s FEMA Deleted A New Extreme Weather Risk Tool. We Recreated It
"The Guardian has recreated a searchable climate future risk tool developed by Fema but then deleted"
Source: Guardian, 03/27/2025
"Why Will It Take DOGE Three Years To Respond To A Simple FOIA?"
"District Judge Christopher Cooper recently found that the Department of Government Efficiency is “likely covered” by the Freedom of Information Act, and, because it has “substantial authority independent of the President,” cannot hide its records in the Presidential Records Act’s giant loopholes. This is good news, but it’s not a guarantee DOGE’s records will soon see the light of day."
Source: Freedom of Press Foundation, 03/27/2025
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