On September 9, 2026, the EPA removed several webpages that hosted information about a study on the impacts of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) on drinking water, published in 2016.
On September 9, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) seeking further comment on the November 2025 proposed rule to update the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS). The agencies seek comment on definitions such as “perennial,” “relatively permanent,” and “continuous … Read more
EPA’s homepage for Climate Change Research on September 8, 2026 (left), and September 10, 2026 (right), after it was taken down. Text highlighted in red was removed, text highlighted in green was added. Highlights From the Change Log:EPA’s Website on Climate Change Research Goes Dark Welcome! This post is part of the EDGI Website Monitoring … Read more
On September 9, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) seeking further comment on the November 2025 proposed rule to update the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS).
The day before Nepal and Tibet suffered catastrophic flooding due to glacial collapse, the Trump administration issued a proposal that would weaken the role of the most recent National Climate Assessment (NCA) in federal policy and planning. On August 25, 2026, the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USCGRP) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a proposal to amend the 5th NCA, issued in 2023, to include caveats calling the study’s worst-case climate projections “implausible.”
EDGI is expanding its Public Comments Initiative! Launched in 2024 to encourage effective engagement with federal rulemaking, the initiative now includes a workshop series and expanded resources to help more individuals, communities, and organizations write effective public comments on proposed federal environmental rules.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has proposed policy changes that would politicize its grantmaking process and threaten the integrity of federally-backed research.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2026 CONTACT: Report authors are available to answer media questions. To arrange an interview, please direct media inquiries to shannanlenke.stoll@envirodatagov.org. Greenhouse Gas Reporting Data Identifies Top Polluters July 21, 2026 — A proposed rule effectively eliminating the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) ends (or severely delays) EPA’s collection of emissions … Read more
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget, in conjunction with more than 40 federal agencies, has proposed dramatic changes to federal grant guidelines that would politicize federal grantmaking and weaken scientists’ and research organizations’ ability to pursue independent research for the public good. The proposed rule would put political appointees in charge of the distribution … Read more
EPA is proposing to weaken drinking water protections related to so-called forever chemicals (PFAS or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Join the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) and our panel of PFAS experts Phil Brown, Alissa Cordner, and Marianne Sullivan for a workshop on writing public comments in response to this proposed rollback.