EDGI’s comment addresses a) removals, omissions, and revisions of Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) resources on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) websites, including those related to incidental take, that constrain the public’s ability to effectively participate in the rulemaking process, along with b) incomplete and selective information in the proposed rule document.
Submitted by the Environmental History Action Collaborative (EHAC) and members of the Website Monitoring Team, EDGI’s comments finds that the majority of the proposed rule changes are at cross-purposes with the original intent of NEPA, and urges rejection of proposals that: (a) minimize the substantive elements of NEPA; (b) arbitrarily limit the scope and length of EIS review; (c) reduce public participation in the NEPA process; (d) expand categorical exclusions; (e) limit the consideration of indirect and cumulative effects, and (f) restrict judicial review.
Correspondence between Ryan Thompson of the Akin Gump law firm, former chief of staff and press secretary to Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Sarah Greenwalt, a top legal aide to Scott Pruitt, anticipating the next of what was a series of meetings between them and representatives from the American Exploration and Production Council, Noble Energy … Read more
Correspondence between Janet Collins, CropLife Executive Vice President for Science and Regulatory Affairs, and Nancy Beck, head of the EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, following a June 2017 meeting between them, the CropLife CEO, and other corporate officials. Source: Records Responsive EPA-HQ-2019-004479 Interim Release 3, https://foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/registered/records?trackingNumber=EPA-HQ-2019-004479&type=request
Position Summary In the three years since it was founded, the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) has made a significant contribution to tracking and analyzing changes to federal environmental data and identifying infrastructures for a more just environmental governance. We’ve informed over 200 news articles, testified in Congress, and organized nation-wide networked public events. … Read more
The Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) is searching for a Remote Project Manager for a 12-month, three-quarters time contracted position, to help us set the direction of archiving projects, direct development, and coordinate with volunteers and other organizations around our Archiving Working Group.
We’re no longer accepting applications. The Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI), an interdisciplinary and inter-professional network working to support evidence based, democratic environmental governance, is searching for a remote part-time Senior Software Developer to work on and support our Web Monitoring Platform, Scanner, used by our Web Monitoring Working Group. This part-time contract is … Read more
We’re no longer accepting applications. The Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) is searching for a Remote Project Manager for a three-quarter time position for 6 months or half time position for 9 months who will help us plan our technical architecture, direct development, and coordinate with volunteers and other organizations around our Website … Read more