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SEJ Opposes Press Restrictions for Trump Impeachment Trial

January 16, 2020 — The Society of Environmental Journalists joined with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 56 other media organizations in a letter opposing restrictions on the press during the upcoming Senate impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump. SEJ speaks out about right-to-know issues, such as this one, which would hinder journalists’ efforts to share timely and accurate updates and commentary with the American public.

Aussie Firefighters Save World's Only Groves Of Prehistoric Wollemi Pines

"It was a lifesaving mission as dramatic as any in the months-long battle against the wildfires that have torn through the Australian bush. But instead of a race to save humans or animals, a specialized team of Australian firefighters was bent on saving invaluable plant life: hidden groves of the Wollemi pine, a prehistoric tree species that has outlived the dinosaurs."

Source: NPR, 01/17/2020

Dead Birds Washing Up by the 1000s Send a Warning About Climate Change

"A new study unravels the mystery of what caused so many of these normally resilient seabirds to starve amid an ocean heat wave fueled in part by global warming."

Source: InsideClimate News, 01/17/2020

"How Hard Is It to Quit Coal? For Germany, 18 Years and $44 Billion"

"Germany announced on Thursday that it would spend $44.5 billion to quit coal — but not for another 18 years, by 2038."

Source: NY Times, 01/17/2020

"Washington Supreme Court OKs Lesser Version Of Carbon Cap"

"The state Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated a severely limited version of Gov. Jay Inslee’s plan to cap carbon pollution in the state, a decision the Democrat described as a “clarion call” that lawmakers must act on climate change."

Source: AP, 01/17/2020

"Supreme Court Rejects B.C. Appeal Of Trans Mountain Pipeline Case"

"The Supreme Court of Canada shut down British Columbia’s move to regulate what can flow through an expanded Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta."

Source: Canadian Press, 01/17/2020

Renewables: "Transmission Hamstrings Push For 100% Clean Electricity"

"A coalition of grid companies has fired off a new argument on why green energy advocates should embrace strategic, long-haul, high-voltage transmission lines and why federal regulators need to make that happen."

Source: EnergyWire, 01/17/2020

"Microsoft: ‘Carbon-Negative’ By 2030 Even For Supply Chain

"Microsoft is pledging to become 100% “carbon-negative” by 2030 by removing more carbon from the environment than it emits."

Source: AP, 01/17/2020

"Oil And Gas: Toxic Refinery Leaks Imperiled Philadelphia Residents"

"Last May, an air monitor on the border of the East Coast's largest oil refinery recorded a level of cancer-causing gas more than 21 times the federal limit. In June, an explosive early-morning fire rocked the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery, terrifying nearby residents."

Source: Greenwire, 01/17/2020

Energy Firms Have Friend At Trump’s Interior: Their Former Lobbyist

"David Bernhardt, the man in charge of the nation’s public lands, has come through the revolving door of Washington, D.C. lobbying and back out again. Before becoming secretary of the Department of the Interior, he collected nearly $5 million for his firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck as a lobbyist and lawyer from energy clients. Since he took the new post in July 2017, Bernhardt’s former clients have spent a lot of money trying to influence the Department of Interior."

Source: Mother Jones, 01/17/2020

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