Archiving Government Data

Working with partners we preserve vulnerable scientific data and web pages from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and other agencies.


Monitoring Federal Websites

We monitor changes to tens of thousands of federal environmental and climate change web pages to trace how data, information, and their presentation change.


Interviewing Federal Experts

We interview federal employees to provide a human, qualitative perspective on how the current administration is affecting environmental health agencies.

Recent Blog Posts

Remarks by President Trump on America’s Environmental Leadership - Annotated

Remarks by President Trump on America’s Environmental Leadership – Annotated

The rationales offered by the Trump Administration for withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement echo a widely publicized speech by ...
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Examples of Changes to the EPA Website that Undermine Public Access to Scientific Information

Examples of Changes to the EPA Website that Undermine Public Access to Scientific Information

By EDGI’s Website Monitoring Team There have been substantial changes to the EPA website during the Trump administration that negatively ...
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Announcements! Rollout of Environmental Data Justice Syllabus and Upcoming EJxYouth Summit Online Event

Announcements! Rollout of Environmental Data Justice Syllabus and Upcoming EJxYouth Summit Online Event

Authors: EDJ Working Group What is Environmental Data Justice (EDJ)? How are people and projects creating more just futures working ...
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New Report Analyzes Changes to Climate Topics Across Thousands of US Federal Agency Websites

New Report Analyzes Changes to Climate Topics Across Thousands of US Federal Agency Websites

Authors: Eric Nost, Gretchen Gehrke, Aaron Lemelin, Marcy Beck, Steven Braun, Garance Malivel, and EDGI In EDGI’s latest report, “The ...
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The First 100 Days and Counting Series

EDGI has conducted in-depth analyses of the Environmental Protection Agency, environmental justice, and changes to federal climate change web content in the early Trump administration.

Read Parts 1, 2, & 3

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Volunteer to be a Web Monitoring Analyst

EDGI is looking for volunteer web monitoring analysts 5-10 hrs/week. Analysts track and classify website changes flagged by our version tracking software. Each analyst is responsible for monitoring a set of web domains on a weekly cycle, which is important for ensuring timely response and coverage. If you’re interested, contact Jake Wylie at edgi.websitemonitoring@protonmail.com.

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If you are concerned about a program or dataset check out our Archiving page for ways to ensure it is preserved. You can also contribute how-tos and tools to our GitHub!