Environmental Data & Governance Initiative
@envirodgi.bsky.social
EDGI works to build environmental data and governance systems that are more just, equitable, and effective.
Website: envirodatagov.org
Newsletter: bit.ly/3UdFw7h
Volunteer: https://envirodatagov.org/volunteer/
Website: envirodatagov.org
Newsletter: bit.ly/3UdFw7h
Volunteer: https://envirodatagov.org/volunteer/
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Even More Permission to Pollute? Impacts of Presidential Exemptions to Clean Air Act Provisions – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
According to the report Even More Permission to Pollute? Impacts of Presidential Exemptions to Clean Air Act Provisions, the EPA is authorizing […]
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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/...
A new report by EDGI shows exemption-eligible facilities are among the riskiest polluters, disproportionately impacting low-income & communities of color. 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.
The Day Federal Data Went Dark: A Year of Monitoring and Action
Register here: tinyurl.com/webinar-data...
Co-hosted by dataindex.us and @apduorg.bsky.social
Register here: tinyurl.com/webinar-data...
Co-hosted by dataindex.us and @apduorg.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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...
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...
Regional Climate Center Maintainer & Admin Feedback
Please share your experience maintaining or supporting RCC tools, datasets, and infrastructure. Your input helps identify operational risks, dependencies, and resourcing needs to support reliability a...
docs.google.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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...
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...
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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/...
Read the report here: envirodatagov.org/publication/...
Zeldin’s Spin Machine: Political Gaslighting in the EPA’s Public Communications – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
Public communications issued by the current EPA’s press office are more politicized than they have been under recent administrations. This report examines […]
envirodatagov.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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/...
Read the report here: envirodatagov.org/publication/...
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Like climate change, the Trump administration’s efforts to remove climate data from government websites feel vast, intangible, and overwhelming. buff.ly/msB7t5k
EPA's December website edits cap off yearlong assault on climate info
Like climate change, the Trump administration’s efforts to remove climate data from government websites feels vast, intangible, and overwhelming.
thebulletin.org
January 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Like climate change, the Trump administration’s efforts to remove climate data from government websites feel vast, intangible, and overwhelming. buff.ly/msB7t5k
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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-...
'Trump’s EPA' in 2025: A fossil fuel-friendly approach to deregulation
The Trump administration has reshaped the Environmental Protection Agency, reversing pollution limits and promoting fossil fuels.
apnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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-...
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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-...
Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are “overwhelmingly” non-white.
capitalbnews.org/data-center-...
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
January 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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-...
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-...
'Trump’s EPA' in 2025: A fossil fuel-friendly approach to deregulation
The Trump administration has reshaped the Environmental Protection Agency, reversing pollution limits and promoting fossil fuels.
apnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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-...
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(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...
This newsletter roundup highlights some of our work this year:
mailchi.mp/1bff9119bf98...
December 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
(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...
This newsletter roundup highlights some of our work this year:
mailchi.mp/1bff9119bf98...
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(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/
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/
Help EDGI Advance the Environmental Right to Know – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
The Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) is an action-oriented research collaborative dedicated to advancing the Environmental Right to Know. EDGI is […]
envirodatagov.org
December 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
(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/
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/
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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...
The Public Health Heroes of 2025
The Trump administration wants to destroy our health infrastructure. These warriors aren't letting that happen without a fight.
www.thenation.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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...
This newsletter roundup highlights some of our work this year:
mailchi.mp/1bff9119bf98...
December 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
(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...
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...
The Public Health Heroes of 2025
The Trump administration wants to destroy our health infrastructure. These warriors aren't letting that happen without a fight.
www.thenation.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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...
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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.
Thanks @publicenvirodata.bsky.social, @theimpactproject.bsky.social for drafting.
December 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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.
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.
Thanks @publicenvirodata.bsky.social, @theimpactproject.bsky.social for drafting.
December 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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.
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
Children’s environmental health, environmental justice and PM2.5 regulation in the US, 1997–2024
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December 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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
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aka the Good Trouble in Public Health list.
It's a partial list and growing by the day.
Plenty of room for more.
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...
The Public Health Heroes of 2025
The Trump administration wants to destroy our health infrastructure. These warriors aren't letting that happen without a fight.
www.thenation.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
aka the Good Trouble in Public Health list.
It's a partial list and growing by the day.
Plenty of room for more.
It's a partial list and growing by the day.
Plenty of room for more.
Reposted by Environmental Data & Governance Initiative
Here are the people and institutions that gave me hope in 2025. 1/ www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Public Health Heroes of 2025
The Trump administration wants to destroy our health infrastructure. These warriors aren't letting that happen without a fight.
www.thenation.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Here are the people and institutions that gave me hope in 2025. 1/ www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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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 Removes Information about Agency and Environmental History – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
A side-by-side view of the homepage for “EPA History” on May 28, 2025 (left), and November 24, 2025 (right), after links to […]
envirodatagov.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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/...
Read the report here: envirodatagov.org/publication/...
Zeldin’s Spin Machine: Political Gaslighting in the EPA’s Public Communications – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
Public communications issued by the current EPA’s press office are more politicized than they have been under recent administrations. This report examines […]
envirodatagov.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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/...
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 Removes Information about Agency and Environmental History – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
A side-by-side view of the homepage for “EPA History” on May 28, 2025 (left), and November 24, 2025 (right), after links to […]
envirodatagov.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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-...
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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...
grist.org/politics/epa...
The EPA website got the basics of climate science right. Until last week.
The Trump administration purged 80 pages of facts about climate change — including that it's caused by humans.
grist.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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...
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...
grist.org/politics/epa...
The EPA website got the basics of climate science right. Until last week.
The Trump administration purged 80 pages of facts about climate change — including that it's caused by humans.
grist.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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...
grist.org/politics/epa...
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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...
EPA Scrubs Information About Climate Change Indicators and Impacts – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
The Climate Change Impacts and Risk Analysis (CIRA) page on December 3, 2025 (left), and December 5, 2025 (right), after it was […]
envirodatagov.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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...
EPA Scrubs Information About Climate Change Indicators and Impacts – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
The Climate Change Impacts and Risk Analysis (CIRA) page on December 3, 2025 (left), and December 5, 2025 (right), after it was […]
envirodatagov.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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...
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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 – Is Suddenly Removed – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
The NIEHS Environmental Health Perspectives home page on November 5, 2025 (left), and December 1, 2025 (right), after it was taken down. […]
envirodatagov.org
December 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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-...