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Environmental Enforcement Watch’s Report Portal Project is Funded by ESIP Lab Grant

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Environmental Enforcement Watch’s Report Portal Project is Funded by ESIP Lab Grant

By Kelsey Breseman Vital data about federal environmental enforcement actions against facilities that pollute the soil, air, and water is currently available but largely inaccessible in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database. EDGI’s Environmental Enforcement Watch project (EEW) helps environmental advocacy groups learn about federal environmental governance in … Read more

EDGI Joins the Scientific Integrity Reporting Project

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EDGI Joins the Scientific Integrity Reporting Project

We’ve seen how political interference has impacted science over the last few years and throughout the pandemic. Today, EDGI is excited to announce that we’re teaming up with the Government Accountability Project and the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund to document threats to science.

EDGI Receives Sustaining Grant from David & Lucile Packard Foundation

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EDGI Receives Sustaining Grant from David & Lucile Packard Foundation

EDGI is honored to announce that the David & Lucile Packard Foundation has awarded us a generous grant to sustain and expand our work over the next two years.  Supported by previous funding through the Packard Foundation, EDGI identified gaps in policies that enabled the Trump administration to undermine science, roll-back environmental protections, scrub public … Read more

EDGI is hiring! Web Developer — Part-Time

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EDGI is hiring! Web Developer — Part-Time

Web Developer EDGI is hiring a short-term web developer to assist in the maintenance and improvement of the website for our Environmental Enforcement Watch (EEW) project. EEW is an online public research project investigating patterns in violations of federal environmental regulations and the enforcement of environmental laws. The web developer will work with a UX … Read more

Environmental Enforcement Watch Hosts Public Open Hour to Discuss Challenges with Environmental Data

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Environmental Enforcement Watch’s Report Portal Project is Funded by ESIP Lab Grant

On Thursday, April 29th, EDGI’s Environmental Enforcement Watch project (EEW) hosted our first open hour of the year to provide a networking space and structured conversation around the challenges participants from across the country face producing, using, and accessing environmental data for justice. Then, participants tried out EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) tool … Read more

EDGI’s Public Comment on EPA’s NPDES Renewal for Chelsea Creek

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EDGI’s Public Comment on EPA’s NPDES Renewal for Chelsea Creek

Chelsea River, aka Chelsea Creek, is the site of seven oil storage facilities whose permits, issued by EPA Region 1 under National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES), are up for renewal this year. These facilities store 70-80% of the New England region’s heating oil and all of the jet fuel for the Boston Logan International … Read more

EDGI’s New Code of Conduct Emphasizes Restorative Justice

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EDGI’s New Code of Conduct Emphasizes Restorative Justice

By Kelsey Breseman EDGI is proud to announce an all-new Code of Conduct (see below), which places fresh emphasis on the values we embrace (rather than simply what behaviors will be disallowed) and references a restorative justice-based toolkit for conflict resolution. The new Code of Conduct, a replacement to EDGI’s former Code of Conduct, applies … Read more