How Information Was Suppressed in Trump’s First 100 Days (and How It Compares to Last Time)
In the first 100 days of Trump’s second term in office, a barrage of removals disappeared environmental data and information across agency […]
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NOAA Upholds Its Authority to Provide Public Information
Highlights from the Change Log:NOAA Upholds Its Authority to Provide Public Information Welcome! This post is part of the EDGI Website Monitoring […]
NOAA Removes the 2024 Climate Literacy Guide from Its Website
Highlights from the Change Log: NOAA removes the 2024 Climate Literacy Guide from its website Welcome! This post is part of the […]
New Environmental Justice Grants Map Highlights Impacts of EPA Fund Cancellations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2025 CONTACT: EDGI’s experts are available to answer media questions. For media inquiries, please email Shannan Lenke […]
PRESS RELEASE: EDGI Relaunches Federal Environmental Web Tracker
In response to the Trump administration’s rapid dismantling of federal websites, the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) has relaunched its Federal Environmental Web Tracker.
How to Find Climate Data and Science the Trump Administration Doesn’t Want You to See
Information on the internet might seem like it’s there forever, but it’s only as permanent as people choose to make it. That’s apparent as the second Trump administration “floods the zone” with efforts to dismantle science agencies and the data and websites they use to communicate with the public. The targets range from public health and demographics to climate science.
EPA Removes EJScreen from Its Website
On February 5th, EPA removed several web pages about the environmental justice mapping and screening tool, EJScreen, as well as the tool itself. These pages, which now cannot be accessed or simply say, “Sorry, but this web page does not exist,” include:
FEMA Renames “Climate Resilience” Website “Future Conditions”
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has renamed its “Climate Resilience” website to “Future Conditions,” and has removed much of the climate-specific language from the site’s landing page. For example, FEMA replaced the introductory sentence from “Climate change is the defining crisis of our time” to “Disaster incidents are rising due to increased human vulnerability, exposure and a changing climate.”
Trump Removes Access to CEJST, Our New Coalition Restores It
Less than three days after CEJST was taken offline, EDGI and fellow members of Public Environmental Data Partners (PEDP) stood up an unofficial but functional copy, restoring public access.
Why EDGI is Archiving Public Environmental Data
Governments worldwide collect and distribute data relevant to environmental challenges. For instance, the United States (US) federal government collects satellite imagery, climatological and weather records, and measurements of ambient chemical concentrations. Researchers routinely draw on these data to develop predictive models of conditions and potential interventions, while other groups leverage these data to advocate around specific issues that matter to them, like climate change.