“The EDGI report reached a similar conclusion: ‘For some of its most important enforcement responsibilities, the track record of the Trump 2.0 EPA in 2025 is the worst of any administration in the last 20 years.’” www.sej.org/publications...

“The EDGI report reached a similar conclusion: ‘For some of its most important enforcement responsibilities, the track record of the Trump 2.0 EPA in 2025 is the worst of any administration in the last 20 years.’” www.sej.org/publications...

“If people don’t know where pollution is occurring, they can’t effectively organize to protect themselves. ‘Removing this information from public access puts communities at significant risk,’ said Gretchen Gehrke, who tracks federal website changes” for research collaborative EDGI. bit.ly/4qD5KyR

“If people don’t know where pollution is occurring, they can’t effectively organize to protect themselves. ‘Removing this information from public access puts communities at significant risk,’ said Gretchen Gehrke, who tracks federal website changes” for research collaborative EDGI. bit.ly/4qD5KyR

NOAA’s Regional Climate Center tools & data are affected by funding cuts, staffing gaps, & deferred maintenance. If you rely on RCC tools for your work, we'd love to hear from you. We're collecting anonymous feedback to identify what's at risk & where support is needed: forms.gle/LwjQZ7YwL6MshKV68

EDGI found 14 of 24 categories of EPA enforcement activities “were at their weakest or second weakest in 2025” when compared to the last 20 years, and “that the EPA started fewer civil judicial cases in 2025” than any other year since 2005. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-...

EDGI found 14 of 24 categories of EPA enforcement activities “were at their weakest or second weakest in 2025” when compared to the last 20 years, and “that the EPA started fewer civil judicial cases in 2025” than any other year since 2005. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-...

Pollution laws like the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act only work if they’re being enforced. In 2025, EPA investigations of and cases against polluters reached historic lows. A new EDGI report analyzes the agency’s record so far under this Trump administration. envirodatagov.org/publication/...

EDGI’s @gretchengehrke.bsky.social will discuss the landscape of federal data — and what groups like EDGI, @publicenvirodata.bsky.social, and others are doing to monitor and preserve it — one year into this Trump administration.

Help us preserve at-risk data at our next hybrid datathon! February 11, 2-5pm ET. Register here to attend online or in-person: libcal.library.harvard.edu/event/161867... We hope to see you there!

EPA is removing web information “related to the causes and impacts of climate change” says @izzypacenza.bsky.social of EDGI, who notes removals of “very targeted information that talks about the anthropogenic causes of climate change.” www.context.news/climate-risk...

EPA is removing web information “related to the causes and impacts of climate change” says @izzypacenza.bsky.social of EDGI, who notes removals of “very targeted information that talks about the anthropogenic causes of climate change.” www.context.news/climate-risk...

Data centers add to existing public health burdens. “A recent study by the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative found that those living within 1 mile of an EPA-regulated data center were breathing air pollution at levels above the national average.” gizmodo.com/data-center-... 1/

One year into the second Trump administration, it is clear that by attacking environmental data and science and undermining our environmental right to know, this administration is serving polluting industry at the expense of the health of people and the planet. envirodatagov.org/one-year-int...

Featuring EDGI’s own @gretchengehrke.bsky.social alongside some of our amazing partners in environmental data preservation: time.com/7344773/wome...

EDGI’s @gretchengehrke.bsky.social will discuss the landscape of federal data — and what groups like EDGI, @publicenvirodata.bsky.social, and others are doing to monitor and preserve it — one year into this Trump administration.

Funding cuts and staffing constraints are impacting @noaa.gov’s Regional Climate Center (RCC) tools and datasets. EDGI is collecting anonymous feedback from RCC administrators and maintainers to learn how these tools are used and where they're weak and at risk. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Zeldin’s EPA is becoming more politicized in its public communications - stoking political division, and making misleading, false, and contradictory statements. That’s according to a new analysis by EDGI researchers. Read the report here: envirodatagov.org/publication/...

Like climate change, the Trump administration’s efforts to remove climate data from government websites feel vast, intangible, and overwhelming. buff.ly/msB7t5k

EDGI member @leiffredrickson.bsky.social tells AP, “You can effectively do a lot of deregulation if you just don’t do enforcement.” apnews.com/article/epa-...

NEW: After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are “overwhelmingly” non-white. capitalbnews.org/data-center-...

EDGI member @leiffredrickson.bsky.social tells AP, “You can effectively do a lot of deregulation if you just don’t do enforcement.” apnews.com/article/epa-...

(1/2) We’re so grateful to the amazing volunteers, staff, and supporters who helped EDGI track and respond to attacks on environmental data and governance systems in 2025. 🫶❤️‍🔥 This newsletter roundup highlights some of our work this year: mailchi.mp/1bff9119bf98...

(2/2) Want to help us continue our work defending environmental governance systems in 2026? Here are a couple ways: Donate to help us remain nimble and flexible. Every little bit helps: envirodatagov.org/donate/ Prefer to volunteer? Fill out this interest form: envirodatagov.org/volunteer/

Honored to be included in this @thenation.com list alongside such an inspiring group. We agree that action-oriented collaborative work is a good way to deal with these hard times. So thankful for all the amazing people at EDGI. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

(1/2) We’re so grateful to the amazing volunteers, staff, and supporters who helped EDGI track and respond to attacks on environmental data and governance systems in 2025. 🫶❤️‍🔥 This newsletter roundup highlights some of our work this year: mailchi.mp/1bff9119bf98...

Honored to be included in this @thenation.com list alongside such an inspiring group. We agree that action-oriented collaborative work is a good way to deal with these hard times. So thankful for all the amazing people at EDGI. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Join EDGI & data experts across the country calling for the preservation of NSF’s National Center for Atmospheric Research. NCAR provides critical climate & weather data we all rely on. Sign: tinyurl.com/y68m276s Thanks @publicenvirodata.bsky.social, @theimpactproject.bsky.social for drafting.

Join EDGI & data experts across the country calling for the preservation of NSF’s National Center for Atmospheric Research. NCAR provides critical climate & weather data we all rely on. Sign: tinyurl.com/y68m276s Thanks @publicenvirodata.bsky.social, @theimpactproject.bsky.social for drafting.

Children are especially vulnerable to air pollution. Yet when it comes to setting PM2.5 limits under the Clean Air Act, children’s health has been taken into consideration less & less over the years. Learn more in Marianne Sullivan & Ellen Kohl’s new article in Environmental Health: rdcu.be/eVLO3

aka the Good Trouble in Public Health list. It's a partial list and growing by the day. Plenty of room for more.

Here are the people and institutions that gave me hope in 2025. 1/ www.thenation.com/article/soci...

EPA is deleting historical info from its website, suggesting Trump administration moves to reshape the agency’s historical narrative. Pages about EPA & environmental history are affected, and info on the agency’s scientific integrity policy is completely wiped. envirodatagov.org/epa-removes-...

Zeldin’s EPA is becoming more politicized in its public communications - stoking political division, and making misleading, false, and contradictory statements. That’s according to a new analysis by EDGI researchers. Read the report here: envirodatagov.org/publication/...

EPA is deleting historical info from its website, suggesting Trump administration moves to reshape the agency’s historical narrative. Pages about EPA & environmental history are affected, and info on the agency’s scientific integrity policy is completely wiped. envirodatagov.org/epa-removes-...

EPA deleted public information about climate change last week. “The effect is to isolate climate change from the issues that affect people’s lives, [EDGI’s Gretchen] Gehrke said: ‘It’s specifically targeting the information about why we should care.’” grist.org/politics/epa...

EPA deleted public information about climate change last week. “The effect is to isolate climate change from the issues that affect people’s lives, [EDGI’s Gretchen] Gehrke said: ‘It’s specifically targeting the information about why we should care.’” grist.org/politics/epa...

The EPA has purged its website of information about the indicators and impacts of climate change. These changes constitute, by far, the most extensive removal of climate change information from the EPA’s website during this administration. envirodatagov.org/epa-scrubs-i...

The EPA has purged its website of information about the indicators and impacts of climate change. These changes constitute, by far, the most extensive removal of climate change information from the EPA’s website during this administration. envirodatagov.org/epa-scrubs-i...

NIEHS's only journal, Environmental Health Perspectives, has been removed from the web. EHP is one of just a few federally supported journals. While still findable on PubMed Central, the future of the over 18,000 items published by EHP is unclear. envirodatagov.org/niehss-only-...

NIEHS's only journal, Environmental Health Perspectives, has been removed from the web. EHP is one of just a few federally supported journals. While still findable on PubMed Central, the future of the over 18,000 items published by EHP is unclear. envirodatagov.org/niehss-only-...

This #GivingTuesday, help EDGI continue: - Protecting public environmental data - Defending our environmental right to know - Building more just environmental governance systems. Donate here: envirodatagov.org/donate/

Federal data and tools are all around us, influencing our lives in ways we often overlook. Our new data story, Protect the Data that Nourishes Us, highlights the data and tools that inform every stage of an apple's life cycle from seed to supermarket. screening-tools.com/blog/protect...

Recent changes to EPA’s CO-Benefits Risk Assessment (COBRA) tool have major implications for climate policy. Learn more in this week’s “Highlights from the Change Log” series blog post, where we track important changes to federal environmental websites. envirodatagov.org/changes-to-e...

Our short paper on the development and use of a tool for teaching about drinking water justice in New Jersey was just published open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

EPA just proposed a new WOTUS rule that would reduce Clean Water Act protections. But U.S. surface waters are already imperiled & need more protections - not less. EDGI has analyzed EPA data showing how surface water pollution is increasing. Learn more: envirodatagov.org/surface-wate...

This World Volunteer Day, join PEDP in preserving at-risk data at our next virtual datathon! All are welcome, no previous experience necessary. We would love to see new and familiar faces there! Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Recent changes to EPA’s CO-Benefits Risk Assessment (COBRA) tool have major implications for climate policy. Learn more in this week’s “Highlights from the Change Log” series blog post, where we track important changes to federal environmental websites. envirodatagov.org/changes-to-e...

EPA just proposed a new WOTUS rule that would reduce Clean Water Act protections. But U.S. surface waters are already imperiled & need more protections - not less. EDGI has analyzed EPA data showing how surface water pollution is increasing. Learn more: envirodatagov.org/surface-wate...

Trump is authorizing exemptions to Clean Air Act rules limiting emissions of hazardous chemicals. A new report by EDGI shows exemption-eligible facilities are among the riskiest polluters, disproportionately impacting low-income & communities of color. envirodatagov.org/publication/...