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
Journalism & Media
"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
Group Targets Law Prof Who Inspired Laws to Hold Fossil Industry Accountable
"A conservative group is suing for emails of a law professor who helped create legislation to force oil, gas and coal companies to pay for climate damage."
Source: NYTimes, 03/27/2025
In Testimony, RCFP Attorney Highlights Government Threats To Free Speech
"An attorney from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press highlighted several government threats to free speech, including the recent White House ban on The Associated Press, while testifying on Tuesday before a U.S. Senate subcommittee about “The Censorship-Industrial Complex.”
Source: RCFP, 03/27/2025
"The Doublespeak of Energy Secretary Chris Wright"
"In his confirmation hearing, the Liberty Energy founder pledged broad support for renewable energy. But when speaking to conservatives, he declared, “We don’t have replacements” for coal, oil and gas."
Source: ProPublica, 03/25/2025
"Voice Of America Journalists Sue Trump Officials For Dismantling The Outlet"
"The lawsuit asks a federal judge to order Trump administration officials to restore VOA."
"Six Voice of America journalists — including its former White House bureau chief — sued members of the Trump administration Friday, accusing officials of unlawfully shuttering a federally funded media outlet that has delivered news coverage to millions across the globe since its founding during World War II.
Source: Washington Post, 03/25/2025
Hazardous Risk Reporting Resource at Risk of Trump Blackout
Hazardous sites around the United States are supposed to have disaster plans, which make for a localizable story environmental journalists can tell to help protect their communities. The problem, reports TipSheet, is that a key federal database of these plans may be shut down by the Trump administration. More on the Risk Management Program, efforts to protect the data and how reporters can use it.
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‘A Myriad of Voices’ Tells of Restoring a Swamp in Crisis
When a pair of journalists reported on a degraded Colombian mangrove swamp, they turned to two local fishermen to help tell the story, tapping into their experience as they worked to repair the ecosystem that fed their community. In the latest Inside Story Q&A, reporter Jacobo Patiño Giraldo explains their successful use of primary source solutions journalism.
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