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Public Comment Workshop for EPA’s Proposal to Weaken Standards for Coal Ash Clean-Up

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Public Comment Workshop for EPA’s Proposal to Weaken Standards for Coal Ash Clean-Up

Workshop TitleShare Your Voice: Effective Public Comment Writing for EPA’s Proposal to Weaken Coal Ash Disposal Standards OverviewJoin the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) and coal ash expert Dr. Grace Schwartz for a workshop on writing effective public comments on EPA’s proposed rule to weaken standards for the disposal of coal ash, or coal combustion residuals (CCR). Coal … Read more

Public Comment Workshop for EPA’s Proposal to Weaken Standards for Ethylene Oxide Emissions

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Public Comment Workshop for EPA’s Proposal to Weaken Standards for Ethylene Oxide Emissions

Workshop Title Share Your Voice: Effective Public Comment Writing for EPA’s Proposal to Weaken Standards for Ethylene Oxide Emissions OverviewJoin the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) for a workshop on writing effective public comments on EPA’s proposed rule to weaken ethylene oxide emissions standards from commercial sterilization … Read more

Public Comment Workshop for EPA’s Proposal to Weaken Chemical Disaster Prevention

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Public Comment Workshop for EPA’s Proposal to Weaken Chemical Disaster Prevention

Workshop Title Share your voice: Effective Public Comment Writing for EPA’s proposal to Weaken Chemical Disaster Prevention Requirements  OverviewJoin the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) for a workshop on writing effective public comments on EPA’s proposed rule to weaken the Risk Management Program (RMP). The proposed rule … Read more

EPA Removes Information About Harms of Ethylene Oxide the Day It Announces Proposal To Weaken Regulations

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EPA Removes Information About Harms of Ethylene Oxide the Day It Announces Proposal To Weaken Regulations

On March 13, the EPA removed several pages about the risks of ethylene oxide, a known carcinogen and highly potent hazardous air pollutant used to sterilize medical supplies. The removed pages included information on ethylene oxide’s risks to humans and the environment, impacts of facilities on surrounding communities, webinars and resources for the public, and actions that the EPA and communities can take to reduce risk. While almost all of these pages now return “page not found” errors, the homepage for “Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Oxide” now redirects to a new homepage for ethylene oxide. This new page is devoid of information about the harms and risks and instead simply states the utility of ethylene oxide to sterilizing medical equipment and links to EPA’s new proposed rule to weaken regulation of the chemical.

Analysis Shows EPA’s Enforcement Claims Are Misleading

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Analysis Shows EPA’s Enforcement Claims Are Misleading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2026 CONTACT: To arrange an interview or with questions about EDGI’s analysis, please direct media inquiries to shannanlenke.stoll@envirodatagov.org. Analysis Shows EPA’s Enforcement Claims Are Misleading March 19, 2026 – The Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) analyzed the Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement last week that it achieved its “strongest enforcement … Read more

EPA’s Enforcement Performance Under Trump Takes Historic Dive

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Analysis Shows EPA’s Enforcement Claims Are Misleading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2026 CONTACT: Report authors are available to answer media questions. To arrange an interview, please direct media inquiries to shannanlenke.stoll@envirodatagov.org. EPA’s Enforcement Performance Under Trump Takes Historic Dive February 2, 2026 – In 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) enforcement of environmental pollution laws was historically weak by many measures. … Read more

One Year into the Second Trump Administration, Defending the Environmental Right to Know is More Important Than Ever

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Analysis Shows EPA’s Enforcement Claims Are Misleading

January 20, 2026 — Today marks one year of the second Trump administration’s relentless attempt to dismantle federal environmental and public health protections. By attacking environmental data and science and undermining the public’s Environmental Right to Know (ERTK), the administration is directing federal agencies to serve polluting industry over the health of people and the … Read more

Proposed Endangered Species Act Revisions: EDGI Information Packet

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Proposed Endangered Species Act Revisions: EDGI Information Packet

History of the Endangered Species Act In April 2025, the Trump Administration proposed to rescind the definition of “harm” as it applied to the Endangered Species Act, in an attempt to remove the implication that habitat modification constitutes harm. In November 2025, the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced four proposed … Read more

EPA Communications Under Zeldin Politicized, Report Shows

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Analysis Shows EPA’s Enforcement Claims Are Misleading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2025 CONTACT: Report authors are available to answer media questions. To arrange an interview, please direct media inquiries to shannanlenke.stoll@envirodatagov.org. EPA Communications Under Zeldin Politicized, Report Shows December 18, 2025 – Public communications issued by the current EPA’s press office are becoming more politicized, according to a new analysis issued … Read more

EPA Removes Information about Agency and Environmental History

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EPA Removes Information about Agency and Environmental History

A side-by-side view of the homepage for “EPA History” on May 28, 2025 (left), and November 24, 2025 (right), after links to several pages about EPA and environmental history were removed. Text highlighted in red has been removed; text highlighted in green has been added. Highlights From the Change Log: EPA Removes Information about Agency … Read more