shannan lenke
@slenke.bsky.social
PhD student @uoregon | water & pollution governance, environmental justice, disability | editing | work with @envirodgi.bsky.social
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My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
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The Trump admin. effort to cut funding for environmental justice programs is the new reality. But the uncertain status of Biden-era grants suggests important local stories remain. #SEJournalReportersToolbox suggests a rescued grants database to help make that possible: www.sej.org/publications...
November 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Trump admin. effort to cut funding for environmental justice programs is the new reality. But the uncertain status of Biden-era grants suggests important local stories remain. #SEJournalReportersToolbox suggests a rescued grants database to help make that possible: www.sej.org/publications...
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For any unfamiliar with the quality of journalism at Teen Vogue, it's well known for hard-hitting stories on "politically sensitive" topics including climate.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
For any unfamiliar with the quality of journalism at Teen Vogue, it's well known for hard-hitting stories on "politically sensitive" topics including climate.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
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“The cuts to EPA staffing are ‘the biggest blow that agency has ever had’, says Christopher Sellers at Stony Brook University in New York, who interviews EPA scientists for the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative.”
Read the article: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Read the article: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
www.nature.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“The cuts to EPA staffing are ‘the biggest blow that agency has ever had’, says Christopher Sellers at Stony Brook University in New York, who interviews EPA scientists for the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative.”
Read the article: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Read the article: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Federal agencies are posting banners on their websites accusing Democrats and the “Radical Left” for the government shutdown, using language that is partisan, disparaging, and contemptuous.
Learn more in our most recent Highlights from the Change Log: envirodatagov.org/federal-agen...
Learn more in our most recent Highlights from the Change Log: envirodatagov.org/federal-agen...
Federal Agencies Post Incendiary Banners About the Government Shutdown – 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,...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Federal agencies are posting banners on their websites accusing Democrats and the “Radical Left” for the government shutdown, using language that is partisan, disparaging, and contemptuous.
Learn more in our most recent Highlights from the Change Log: envirodatagov.org/federal-agen...
Learn more in our most recent Highlights from the Change Log: envirodatagov.org/federal-agen...
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“‘At the end of the day, we need the federal government to [collect climate data],’ says Gretchen Gehrke from EDGI, the initiative that tracks alterations to government websites. ‘There are no other entities that have the resources and the reach to do it.’”
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The costs of Trump’s campaign to censor climate science
[FREE TO READ] Datasets have been removed, federal websites scrubbed and thousands of Noaa staff purged. Experts warn disaster defences are at risk
on.ft.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“‘At the end of the day, we need the federal government to [collect climate data],’ says Gretchen Gehrke from EDGI, the initiative that tracks alterations to government websites. ‘There are no other entities that have the resources and the reach to do it.’”
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The Water Tool is “an exploratory & customizable journey through data on drinking water suppliers’ compliance with regulations, watershed pollution, & environmental justice.” Learn about the tool in a new paper by EDGI researchers: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Water Tool is “an exploratory & customizable journey through data on drinking water suppliers’ compliance with regulations, watershed pollution, & environmental justice.” Learn about the tool in a new paper by EDGI researchers: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Grateful to Jessie Mahr, our amazing partner in PEDP, for leadership in preserving and making accessible the data we need to build better environmental futures. Wonderful coverage below!
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...
www.forbes.com/sites/marlow...
Inside The Effort To Save Hundreds Of Environmental Datasets Purged Under Trump
Jessie Mahr led a team that restored critical climate data removed from public access under the Trump administration. Now, she’s pioneering a wider effort to fill data gaps in federal policy.
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September 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Grateful to Jessie Mahr, our amazing partner in PEDP, for leadership in preserving and making accessible the data we need to build better environmental futures. Wonderful coverage below!
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New paper alert! A new article in @sthv.bsky.social reflects on how EDGI’s Environmental Enforcement Watch program uses computational civic notebooks to intervene in environmental data regimes that otherwise sustain a harmful permission-to-pollute system.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
New paper alert! A new article in @sthv.bsky.social reflects on how EDGI’s Environmental Enforcement Watch program uses computational civic notebooks to intervene in environmental data regimes that otherwise sustain a harmful permission-to-pollute system.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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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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💡 New tool alert! EDGI has created guides on how to FOIA in *all 50 states*. FOIA (the Freedom of Information Act) helps ensure the government operates in the interest of the people. Learn more about community-led FOIA & the state-by-state guides in our new blog: envirodatagov.org/community-le...
Community-Led FOIA: Introduction to the Project and the State-by-State Guide – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
By: Gretchen Gehrke, Jessica Varner, Bianca LaPaz, and Amy Xu What is Community-Led FOIA? At EDGI, we work to make public information […]
envirodatagov.org
August 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
💡 New tool alert! EDGI has created guides on how to FOIA in *all 50 states*. FOIA (the Freedom of Information Act) helps ensure the government operates in the interest of the people. Learn more about community-led FOIA & the state-by-state guides in our new blog: envirodatagov.org/community-le...
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EDGI’s @gretchengehrke.bsky.social & @jessvarner.bsky.social are organizing a panel for the Dec #AGU25 meeting in New Orleans! They’re seeking abstracts on community-based cumulative impacts research, policy, or methodologies. Abstracts are due July 30. Apply & share: agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr...
Science, Contested: Community-based Science and Cumulative Impacts
Specific communities in the U.S. have long been overburdened by cumulative impacts from chemical and non-chemical stressors. Understanding and addressing cumulative impacts means developing assessment...
agu.confex.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
EDGI’s @gretchengehrke.bsky.social & @jessvarner.bsky.social are organizing a panel for the Dec #AGU25 meeting in New Orleans! They’re seeking abstracts on community-based cumulative impacts research, policy, or methodologies. Abstracts are due July 30. Apply & share: agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr...
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Check out the latest issue of @apha.org’s journal, AJPH, to find a new article by EDGI researchers, who offer a historical look at EPA’s risk assessment process for the pesticide Chlorpyrifos.
Access it here: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...
Access it here: 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. 115 Issue 7
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
June 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Check out the latest issue of @apha.org’s journal, AJPH, to find a new article by EDGI researchers, who offer a historical look at EPA’s risk assessment process for the pesticide Chlorpyrifos.
Access it here: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...
Access it here: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...
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Recently published in APHA's American Journal of Public Health ⬇️ ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...
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 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Recently published in APHA's American Journal of Public Health ⬇️ ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...
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📣 We have extended the deadline for our SysAdmin hire to May 18. Please share widely with your networks: multiplier-careers.pinpointhq.com/postings/190...
Systems Administrator - Environmental Data & Governance Initiative
Job Opening: Systems Administrator - Environmental Data & Governance Initiative at Multiplier in Remote.
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May 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
📣 We have extended the deadline for our SysAdmin hire to May 18. Please share widely with your networks: multiplier-careers.pinpointhq.com/postings/190...
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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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🌱 EDGI is hiring for a Systems Administrator! Please share widely with your networks. Applications due May 6. multiplier-careers.pinpointhq.com/postings/190...
Systems Administrator - Environmental Data & Governance Initiative
Job Opening: Systems Administrator - Environmental Data & Governance Initiative at Multiplier in Remote.
multiplier-careers.pinpointhq.com
April 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
🌱 EDGI is hiring for a Systems Administrator! Please share widely with your networks. Applications due May 6. multiplier-careers.pinpointhq.com/postings/190...
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If you judge by the number of stories, the number of authors involved, the tone, the duration of coverage ... you can't help but conclude that the NYT found the fact that Biden is old much more alarming than the fact that an unelected tech nazi is illegally taking over key government systems.
February 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
If you judge by the number of stories, the number of authors involved, the tone, the duration of coverage ... you can't help but conclude that the NYT found the fact that Biden is old much more alarming than the fact that an unelected tech nazi is illegally taking over key government systems.
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I don't know why Wired is doing the best reporting on Musk's bullshit (or why the big papers appear to be doing almost none), but we should reward good work where it happens. Subscribe to Wired!
February 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I don't know why Wired is doing the best reporting on Musk's bullshit (or why the big papers appear to be doing almost none), but we should reward good work where it happens. Subscribe to Wired!
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The End of Term Archive team @eotarchive.org crawled millions of federal webpages! If you are worried about a page going down or changing information on it, you can check to see if it is saved in the Internet Archive's @waybackmachine.bsky.social. 1/2
January 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The End of Term Archive team @eotarchive.org crawled millions of federal webpages! If you are worried about a page going down or changing information on it, you can check to see if it is saved in the Internet Archive's @waybackmachine.bsky.social. 1/2
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The carefully managed water systems in California's Central Valley saw a sudden deluge after the Army Corps of Engineers unexpectedly released reservoir water.
“In 25 years, I’ve never seen anything like this. I was given no explanation at all.”
“In 25 years, I’ve never seen anything like this. I was given no explanation at all.”
Decision to dump water from Tulare County lakes altered after sending locals into a mad scramble – SJV Water
Water managers were relieved Thursday evening after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to back off of a sudden decision earlier in the day to dump massive
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January 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The carefully managed water systems in California's Central Valley saw a sudden deluge after the Army Corps of Engineers unexpectedly released reservoir water.
“In 25 years, I’ve never seen anything like this. I was given no explanation at all.”
“In 25 years, I’ve never seen anything like this. I was given no explanation at all.”