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HARPPing on History harpp.substack.com?r=di6b4&utm_... Great initiative, pushing back on current assaults on historical realities...
HARPPing on History | Substack
HARPPing on History is the official Substack of the Historical Archives and Preservation Project (HARPP), an initiative led by the Organization of American Historians to ensure that U.S. history remai...
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September 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
HARPPing on History harpp.substack.com?r=di6b4&utm_... Great initiative, pushing back on current assaults on historical realities...
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In a new report, EDGI documents the assault on the EPA currently taking place under the second Trump administration. Findings show an EPA that is swiftly being hollowed out and made to work for polluters rather than the health of the public.
envirodatagov.org/publication/...
envirodatagov.org/publication/...
Burning Down the EPA: Documenting the Second Trump Administration’s Historic Assault – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
Under Administrator Zeldin, the EPA has begun incinerating many of the environmental and health protections this agency has provided for decades. Since […]
envirodatagov.org
September 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In a new report, EDGI documents the assault on the EPA currently taking place under the second Trump administration. Findings show an EPA that is swiftly being hollowed out and made to work for polluters rather than the health of the public.
envirodatagov.org/publication/...
envirodatagov.org/publication/...
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“Since the start of the second Trump administration, information on hundreds of government websites focused on environmental regulation has been changed or even removed, according to a new report from the research network and collaborative [EDGI].” www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
Trump is outpacing his first term in deleting environmental information
The restriction of language and removal of information makes it harder to address climate issues, say the authors of a new report on environmental information under Trump 2.0.
www.nextgov.com
August 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“Since the start of the second Trump administration, information on hundreds of government websites focused on environmental regulation has been changed or even removed, according to a new report from the research network and collaborative [EDGI].” www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
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Item #20 (⬇️) is being claimed as a “pro-environmental action” by EPA’s press office, yet it’s actually a proposal related to “forever chemicals” (PFAS) that would delay some standards, roll back others, and provide less protection for people’s drinking water.
August 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Item #20 (⬇️) is being claimed as a “pro-environmental action” by EPA’s press office, yet it’s actually a proposal related to “forever chemicals” (PFAS) that would delay some standards, roll back others, and provide less protection for people’s drinking water.
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Curious about the claims made in the latest "100 actions" announcement from EPA's press office (link ⬇️)? EDGI’s @alissa-a.bsky.social, a #PFAS scholar with @pfasproject.bsky.social, took a closer look at the claims around forever chemicals. Here’s what she found (a 🧵):
www.epa.gov/newsreleases...
www.epa.gov/newsreleases...
EPA Celebrates Another 100 Days with 100 More Pro-Environmental Actions | US EPA
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 100 additional environmental actions EPA has taken in the last 100 days to recognize 200 Days of providing clean air, land, and water for all Americans under Presid...
www.epa.gov
August 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Curious about the claims made in the latest "100 actions" announcement from EPA's press office (link ⬇️)? EDGI’s @alissa-a.bsky.social, a #PFAS scholar with @pfasproject.bsky.social, took a closer look at the claims around forever chemicals. Here’s what she found (a 🧵):
www.epa.gov/newsreleases...
www.epa.gov/newsreleases...
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Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it will shut down its Office of Research and Development and eliminate thousands of agency jobs. According to the agency, this office has long served as the scientific backbone of its efforts to protect both public health and the environment.
July 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it will shut down its Office of Research and Development and eliminate thousands of agency jobs. According to the agency, this office has long served as the scientific backbone of its efforts to protect both public health and the environment.
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House appropriators are jamming markups this week, including the budgets for NASA, NSF, EPA, NOAA, NWS, FWS...
Monday & Thursday
* Transportation, Housing & Urban Development
* Energy & Water Development
Tuesday
* Commerce, Justice & Science
* Interior & Environment
* National Security & State
Monday & Thursday
* Transportation, Housing & Urban Development
* Energy & Water Development
Tuesday
* Commerce, Justice & Science
* Interior & Environment
* National Security & State
July 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
House appropriators are jamming markups this week, including the budgets for NASA, NSF, EPA, NOAA, NWS, FWS...
Monday & Thursday
* Transportation, Housing & Urban Development
* Energy & Water Development
Tuesday
* Commerce, Justice & Science
* Interior & Environment
* National Security & State
Monday & Thursday
* Transportation, Housing & Urban Development
* Energy & Water Development
Tuesday
* Commerce, Justice & Science
* Interior & Environment
* National Security & State
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“The administration’s goal, said Stony Brook University historian Christopher Sellers, is to dismantle the science and data infrastructure behind federal disaster relief — and recast those efforts as ‘the main threats to Americans,’ rather than climate change itself.” thehill.com/policy/equil...
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June 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“The administration’s goal, said Stony Brook University historian Christopher Sellers, is to dismantle the science and data infrastructure behind federal disaster relief — and recast those efforts as ‘the main threats to Americans,’ rather than climate change itself.” thehill.com/policy/equil...
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🚨 NEW INVESTIGATION: We mapped the Trump administration's ties to Project 2025 and found something stunning—70% of his Cabinet is connected to the groups behind the Heritage Foundation plan.
This despite Trump's repeated denials during the campaign. 🧵
This despite Trump's repeated denials during the campaign. 🧵
June 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🚨 NEW INVESTIGATION: We mapped the Trump administration's ties to Project 2025 and found something stunning—70% of his Cabinet is connected to the groups behind the Heritage Foundation plan.
This despite Trump's repeated denials during the campaign. 🧵
This despite Trump's repeated denials during the campaign. 🧵
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A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
May 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
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Over the past 25 years, despite a ban on household uses & mounting evidence of harm, EPA has failed to halt agricultural uses of the pesticide chlorpyrifos.
A new paper in @apha.org by EDGI researchers explores how EPA’s risk assessment process contributes to this failure. Here’s what we show: 1/6
A new paper in @apha.org by EDGI researchers explores how EPA’s risk assessment process contributes to this failure. Here’s what we show: 1/6
May 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Over the past 25 years, despite a ban on household uses & mounting evidence of harm, EPA has failed to halt agricultural uses of the pesticide chlorpyrifos.
A new paper in @apha.org by EDGI researchers explores how EPA’s risk assessment process contributes to this failure. Here’s what we show: 1/6
A new paper in @apha.org by EDGI researchers explores how EPA’s risk assessment process contributes to this failure. Here’s what we show: 1/6
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This is just a partial glimpse of the destruction of American science by Trump and the GOP.
May 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This is just a partial glimpse of the destruction of American science by Trump and the GOP.
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👀 New paper alert! From EDGI’s interdisciplinary team of researchers: a historical look at the EPA’s risk assessment process for the pesticide Chlorpyrifos. ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...
History of Risk Assessments of the Organophosphate Pesticide Chlorpyrifos at the US Environmental Protection Agency, 1980‒2024 | AJPH | Vol. Issue
This article examines the history of risk assessments of the organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), especially after a ban on household uses in 2000. F...
ajph.aphapublications.org
May 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
👀 New paper alert! From EDGI’s interdisciplinary team of researchers: a historical look at the EPA’s risk assessment process for the pesticide Chlorpyrifos. ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...
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My first original post (not repost) on Bluesky: video + pics of today’s hands-off rally in Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY. The biggest street protest I’ve seen in my 25+ years in now-red Suffolk Co.
April 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
My first original post (not repost) on Bluesky: video + pics of today’s hands-off rally in Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY. The biggest street protest I’ve seen in my 25+ years in now-red Suffolk Co.
My first original post (not repost) on Bluesky: video + pics of today’s hands-off rally in Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY. The biggest street protest I’ve seen in my 25+ years in now-red Suffolk Co.
April 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
My first original post (not repost) on Bluesky: video + pics of today’s hands-off rally in Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY. The biggest street protest I’ve seen in my 25+ years in now-red Suffolk Co.
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#OtD 8 Feb 1915 DW Griffith’s film The Birth of a Nation premiered. The first major blockbuster in the US, it glorified the KKK & portrayed Black people in the worst ways possible. It inspired a resurgence in KKK membership and still has an impact today. stories.workingclasshistory.c...
February 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
#OtD 8 Feb 1915 DW Griffith’s film The Birth of a Nation premiered. The first major blockbuster in the US, it glorified the KKK & portrayed Black people in the worst ways possible. It inspired a resurgence in KKK membership and still has an impact today. stories.workingclasshistory.c...
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A physician member of the AMA—who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation—is sounding the alarm.
“The current admin prohibited all communications of the CDC and other agencies with the public. Now, the public and physicians are left with no info on food recalls or disease outbreaks.“
“The current admin prohibited all communications of the CDC and other agencies with the public. Now, the public and physicians are left with no info on food recalls or disease outbreaks.“
I’m a doctor, and I’m appalled at the silence from the American Medical Association
Many physicians feel that our values do not align with the values of our advocacy organization.
www.motherjones.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A physician member of the AMA—who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation—is sounding the alarm.
“The current admin prohibited all communications of the CDC and other agencies with the public. Now, the public and physicians are left with no info on food recalls or disease outbreaks.“
“The current admin prohibited all communications of the CDC and other agencies with the public. Now, the public and physicians are left with no info on food recalls or disease outbreaks.“
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New Exclusive building on Wired's reporting: Musk operatives have already pushed live to production extensive code changes to the Treasury Department payment system which makes 95% of fed govs payments. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/musk-...
Musk Cronies Dive Into Treasury Dept Payments Code Base
Overnight Wired reported that contrary to published reports that DOGE operatives at...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New Exclusive building on Wired's reporting: Musk operatives have already pushed live to production extensive code changes to the Treasury Department payment system which makes 95% of fed govs payments. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/musk-...
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
Trump people quickly took down the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool as part of the new administration's self-declared war against environmental justice. But Having saved the data and worked fast...we are now re-releasing CEJST to the public! screening-tools.com/climate-econ...
Climate + Economic Justice Screening Tool — Data + Screening Tools
screening-tools.com
January 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Trump people quickly took down the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool as part of the new administration's self-declared war against environmental justice. But Having saved the data and worked fast...we are now re-releasing CEJST to the public! screening-tools.com/climate-econ...
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This week the Trump administration took offline the climate and economic justice mapping tool CEJST.
We, as part of the Public Environmental Data Project, have recreated it.
Here’s our unofficial but functional copy: digitalhistory.github.io/j40-pages/en...
We, as part of the Public Environmental Data Project, have recreated it.
Here’s our unofficial but functional copy: digitalhistory.github.io/j40-pages/en...
Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool
This screening tool identifies disadvantaged communities that are underserved &overburdened by pollution. It provides socioeconomic, environmental, health and climate info to inform decisions.
digitalhistory.github.io
January 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This week the Trump administration took offline the climate and economic justice mapping tool CEJST.
We, as part of the Public Environmental Data Project, have recreated it.
Here’s our unofficial but functional copy: digitalhistory.github.io/j40-pages/en...
We, as part of the Public Environmental Data Project, have recreated it.
Here’s our unofficial but functional copy: digitalhistory.github.io/j40-pages/en...
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*CEJST, the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool
January 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
*CEJST, the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool
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EDGI, as part of the Public Environmental Data Project, has been working for the last two months to archive critical federal environmental data. We're working to build public access, so check back here for updates. If you would like to be involved, reach out: envirodatagov.org/volunteer/
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envirodatagov.org
January 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
EDGI, as part of the Public Environmental Data Project, has been working for the last two months to archive critical federal environmental data. We're working to build public access, so check back here for updates. If you would like to be involved, reach out: envirodatagov.org/volunteer/
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As of this morning, the Trump administration removed the Climate and Environmental Justice Screening Tool (CEJEST). Don't worry; we have the code and data backed up.
January 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
As of this morning, the Trump administration removed the Climate and Environmental Justice Screening Tool (CEJEST). Don't worry; we have the code and data backed up.
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Important work to meet a challenging moment!
January 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Important work to meet a challenging moment!