US – RSF denounces Environmental Protection Agency’s barring of news outlets from summit

NewsReporters Without Borders (RSF) is troubled to learn the US Environmental Protection Agency barred several media outlets from attending a national summit on water contaminants this week. Denying media access to government-held meetings of national importance has serious consequences for press freedom.At a May 22 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) summit to discuss chemicals that have contaminated water nationwide, news outlets AP, CNN, and E&E News, which specializes in env

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