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...

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...

We’re excited to share the first story in our Made Possible series, showing how 2,212 studies relied on federal environmental justice tools like EJScreen and what’s at stake when those tools disappear. Read today: screening-tools.com/blog/pedp-en...

This Halloween season, we're remembering our Dearly Departed Datasets — the federal datasets that have met an untimely end. Help us memorialize what was lost and why they matter. Memorialize them here by 10/29: forms.gle/nGFj5Teqg6d7... Results will be shared on Halloween!

Our very own Jessica Mahr, Director of Technology at Environmental Policy Innovation Center, was recognized as a Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leader for her work with PEDP to preserve federal environmental data. Read more about her work here! www.forbes.com/sites/marlow...

On Friday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed ending the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP)—the dataset that has given the public, communities, and investors a window into emissions from ~8,000 U.S. facilities since 2010. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

PEDP's @ericnost.bsky.social spoke to @nature.com about data preservation efforts and the race to save critical @noaa.gov data: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Hosting a @publicenvirodata.bsky.social datathon tomorrow from 3–5 on zoom to preserve critical federal environmental data! Sign up here: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #climate #environment #opendata #fedcuts

1/ Earlier this month, the Trump EPA announced it would cancel 100s of grants already authorized by congress. EDGI & @publicenvirodata.bsky.social have released a map highlighting the impacts of cancellations on #EnvironmentalJustice communities. Learn more here: envirodatagov.org/new-environm...

EPA’s environment justice grants under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) were developed according to high standards and in strict adherence with federal laws, policies, and regulations. The programs were designed to be transparent, accountable, and impactful. They're being targeted by EPA and DOGE.

Hosting a @publicenvirodata.bsky.social datathon TODAY from 3–5 on zoom to preserve critical federal environmental data, in partnership with @earthhacks.bsky.social. We'd love to see you there. Register here! harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #climate #environment #datapreservation #noaa #nws