Joseph Davis

Jan 16, 2025 | gijn.org | Joseph Davis

Editor’s Note: The analysis below is the opinion of the author. It was originally published by SEJournal and is republished here with permission. The planet is breaking heat records. PFAS and toxic chemicals are everywhere. Fenceline communities are plagued with cancer. Global treaties on climate, plastics, biodiversity and the oceans are stuck in wrangling among nations. The oil and gas industry seems not only to be running the government but also to be dictating the media narrative.

Jan 12, 2025 | sej.org | Joseph Davis

Covering the environment honestly under Trump 2.0 will be a huge challenge, argues WatchDog Opinion, with regulatory rollbacks requiring an army of courageous and skilled muckrakers to discover and explain the many profound effects on ordinary Americans. Photo: Mstyslav Chernov for Global Panorama via Flickr Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0). WatchDog Opinion: There Has Never Been a Better Time for Environmental JournalismBy Joseph A. DavisThe planet is breaking heat records.

Jan 12, 2025 | sej.org | Joseph Davis

EJ TransitionWatch: What Biden Rules Could Congress Unplug With Review Act? By Joseph A. DavisCleaner cars? Forget about it. Green power? Don’t bet the ranch. Infrastructure billions? Give them here. As GOPers come to power in Congress and the White House, they will try to undo much (not all) of what the Biden administration has done. But can they? In the past, a law called the Congressional Review Act allowed Congress to block last-minute executive branch regulations.

Jan 5, 2025 | sej.org | Joseph Davis

EJ TransitionWatch: What Will a Second Trump Term Mean for Environmental Justice? By Joseph A. DavisDoes a second Trump term mean that environmental justice is toast? Yes and no. Well … mostly yes. Donald Trump and many of the Republicans who support him are implacably hostile to environmental justice as an idea — especially as carried out under President Joe Biden.

Dec 7, 2024 | sej.org | Joseph Davis

Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s pick to head the FBI, has pledged to come after the media, raising the possibility of politically motivated prosecution of journalists. : Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0). WatchDog Opinion: Will Trump 2.0 ‘Come After’ Journalists? By Joseph A. DavisLast time we checked, the First Amendment was still in effect. Yet journalists are still being arrested in the U.S. And assaulted. And harassed. And worse. We will keep checking.