Meet OEDP Board Member, @joannecheung.com ! Joanne is a lifelong #EnvironmentalJustice advocate whose homeland is the Jianghan. She carries the care + creativity of her ancestral lineage of traditional medicine practitioners in her practice to support global env., climate + food justice movements 💫

Due to high demand, we've added ANOTHER Community Data Demo & Workshop! Registration is capped at 100 people to keep the workshop interactive so make sure to grab your spot ASAP ~ 〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️ 📆 Tues, Oct. 14 ⏰ 10 - 11:15 am PT 🔗 Registration link at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

It's hard to talk about the explosion of #ArtificalIntelligence without talking about #DataCenters or the world's data center capital... #Virginia. This summer, Policy & Communications Fellow Sean Wang Zi-Ming sat down with Julie Bolthouse, Director of Land Use at the Piedmont Environmental Council.

Join us for a demo and workshop to dive into all things data governance! During the workshop, we will: 🔍 give a primer on the Community Data Playbook, 🧩 test out a few Plays, 📚 launch and demo our Resource Library, and 🗣 provide space for feedback and ideas.

After floods, fires + hurricanes, insurance increasingly affects people's ability to live and work in the places they call home. At OEDP, we're interested in how env. + climate data affects the current insurance system, both in understanding risks + exploring different insurance models/policies.

This month’s Attention Inventory is compiled by Cathy Richards, Civic Science Fellow + Data Inclusion Specialist at OEDP. Cathy talks about: 🫀 taking the pulse of the planet, 🌱 finding ways to resist, 🧛🏾‍♂️ the history + soundtrack of Sinners. Read more at open.substack.com/pub/openenvi...

Read our newest policy memo: "A Certification System for Third Party Climate Models to Support Local Planning and Flood Resilience", written by Katie Hoeberling and Emelia Williams for @scientistsorg.bsky.social

Since Exec. Director Brittany Janis attended @agu.org 's #DaysOfAction, she's been reflecting on the urgency of the budget cuts, the ways these policies are impacting day-to-day lives, and the approaches people need to take, across sectors, to be heard 👂🏻

Our June newsletter is out! Catch up on OEDP's recent goings-on, including: 🤝 highlights from the Community Data Playbook; ✍ an op-ed about hardware procurement from @sdosemagen.bsky.social , Eunice Mercado-Lara + Alison Parker; ☀️ AGU's Days of Action in D.C. open.substack.com/pub/openenvi...

Today, we're highlighting our work with Self-Help Enterprises (SHE), a non-profit based in Visalia, CA (USA) whose mission is to work together with low-income families to build and sustain healthy homes and communities.

📚 What We're Reading: June 2025 📚 Every month, we publish what we're reading/watching/listening to on topics like #DataGovernance, #OpenSource, #EnvironmentalJustice + #ArtificialIntelligence. Here are some highlights and you can get the full list at www.openenvironmentaldata.org/what-were-reading

Thanks to AAPS for a wonderful #CAPS25 conference last week! Here are some reflections from Research & Policy Manager Emelia Williams ✨

This month’s Attention Inventory is compiled by E Williams who talks about: 👂🏻 data centers' impact on our ability to hear + listen, 🔥 the aftermath of LA fires, 👀 their work as a fire lookout volunteer + 🎶 the search for a perfect workday playlist Read more at open.substack.com/pub/openenvi...

On 4/15, the White House released an EO to "Restore Common Sense to Federal Procurement." It promises to reduce bureaucratic hurdles, create a more competitive environment + streamline the Federal Acquisition Regulation so small businesses can participate in federal contracting

Are you attending the Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences' #CAPS25 Conference in Portland today? OEDP's Research & Policy Manager Emelia Williams will be there discussing our Community Data Playbook. Join them at the Ethical Considerations talk session today at 3:45 pm PT 💫

We’re so proud to release the Community Data Playbook! Communities around the world collect and use #environmental data, but face barriers in using data to its fullest extent; to unlock the potential benefits of community-generated environmental data, we need better data governance approaches.

The Senate #Environment and #PublicWorks Committee is interested in hearing how the #EPA 's work has helped you, a loved one, or your community. Deadline is TODAY (before the budget hearing tomorrow) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📚 What We're Reading: May 2025 📚 Every month, we publish what we're reading/watching/listening to on topics like #DataGovernance, #OpenSource, #EnvironmentalJustice + #ArtificialIntelligence. Here are some highlights and you can catch the full list at www.openenvironmentaldata.org/what-were-re...