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 […]
envirodatagov.org
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/...
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.
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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/...
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
rdcu.be
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.
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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-...
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-...
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/
- Protecting public environmental data
- Defending our environmental right to know
- Building more just environmental governance systems.
Donate here: envirodatagov.org/donate/
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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/
- Protecting public environmental data
- Defending our environmental right to know
- Building more just environmental governance systems.
Donate here: envirodatagov.org/donate/
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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...
screening-tools.com/blog/protect...
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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...
screening-tools.com/blog/protect...
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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...
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...
Changes to EPA's COBRA Tool Have Major Implications for Climate Policy – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
This post is part of the EDGI Website Governance Team’s “Highlights from the Change Log” blog series. The purpose of this series is to highlight interesting changes we have observed in the content of,...
envirodatagov.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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...
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...
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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/...
An Online Interactive Tool for Exploring Water Justice with Undergraduate Students - Eric Nost, Marianne Sullivan, Kelsey Breseman, Lilian Milanés, Nicole Davi, 2025
It is vital that the next generation of public health practitioners understand the importance of ensuring affordable and equitable access to safe drinking water...
journals.sagepub.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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/...
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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...
EDGI has analyzed EPA data showing how surface water pollution is increasing. Learn more: envirodatagov.org/surface-wate...
Surface Waters Under Threat – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
This is an installment of our State of Environmental Protection series. This series utilizes public data from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate the current state of our environm...
envirodatagov.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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...
EDGI has analyzed EPA data showing how surface water pollution is increasing. Learn more: envirodatagov.org/surface-wate...
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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...
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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...
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...
Changes to EPA's COBRA Tool Have Major Implications for Climate Policy – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
This post is part of the EDGI Website Governance Team’s “Highlights from the Change Log” blog series. The purpose of this series is to highlight interesting changes we have observed in the content of,...
envirodatagov.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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...
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...
EDGI has analyzed EPA data showing how surface water pollution is increasing. Learn more: envirodatagov.org/surface-wate...
Surface Waters Under Threat – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
This is an installment of our State of Environmental Protection series. This series utilizes public data from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate the current state of our environm...
envirodatagov.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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...
EDGI has analyzed EPA data showing how surface water pollution is increasing. Learn more: envirodatagov.org/surface-wate...
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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/...
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 […]
envirodatagov.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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/...