Articulating Values as Technologists: the Data Together Reading Group
By Kelsey Breseman Heather: What is it we go into decentralization wanting, and what is it capable of doing? Kelsey: When we […]
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What EDGI Archived Before ToxMap and ToxNet Went Offline
By Kelsey Breseman, EDGI As of December 2019, ToxMap and ToxNet are being retired from the National Library of Medicines website maintained […]
Goodbye to ToxMap–and Our Environmental Right-to-Know
On December 16, the National Library of Medicine is retiring the revelatory environmental mapping tool known as ToxMap. Ever so quietly, the door will close on what has arguably become the most accessible and user-friendly portal created by the federal government for letting Americans know about the toxics lurking next door.
New Report: Web Governance Analysis of Unconventional Oil and Gas Extraction Effluent Guidelines
By: Gretchen Gehrke, Marcy Beck, Alejandro Paz, Sara Wylie, Kelly Wilkins, and Kelsey Breseman EDGI’s Website Monitoring team has just published the […]
EJxYouth Summit Speakers: We Aren’t Waiting for Adults — We’re Leading the Way
By Kelly Wilkins and Kelsey Breseman This month EDGI hosted an environmental justice youth summit in partnership with the Environmental Chelsea Organizers, […]
Remarks by President Trump on America’s Environmental Leadership – Annotated
The rationales offered by the Trump Administration for withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement echo a widely publicized speech by Trump in […]
Examples of Changes to the EPA Website that Undermine Public Access to Scientific Information
By EDGI’s Website Monitoring Team There have been substantial changes to the EPA website during the Trump administration that negatively impact the […]
Announcements! Rollout of Environmental Data Justice Syllabus and Upcoming EJxYouth Summit Online Event
Authors: EDJ Working Group What is Environmental Data Justice (EDJ)? How are people and projects creating more just futures working with and […]
New Report Analyzes Changes to Climate Topics Across Thousands of US Federal Agency Websites
Authors: Eric Nost, Gretchen Gehrke, Aaron Lemelin, Marcy Beck, Steven Braun, Garance Malivel, and EDGI In EDGI’s latest report, “The New Digital […]
Update of Sheep in the Closet Report — EPA Enforcement Record in the Trump Administration through Fiscal Year 2018
By Leif Fredrickson Last year EDGI started looking into the Environmental Protection Agency’s enforcement policies, practices and metrics, after our confidential interviewing […]