EPA Discontinues Updates to Climate Change Websites
After nearly 18 months with the EPA’s climate change website “being updated” behind closed doors, two weeks ago, the agency apparently decided to change course.
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We are Hiring a Part-Time System Administrator!
We are searching for a remote part-time System Administrator to work on and support our Web Monitoring Platform, Scanner, used by our Web Monitoring Working Group.
Join us November 3 for Lessons on FOIA and Environmental Information Access in the Trump Era
Seating is limited, please RSVP soon! On Saturday, November 3, Environmental Data & Governance Initiative members Jake Wylie and Kevin Nguyen will be […]
Caging Nature, Caging Humans
For this guest post, EDGI has invited Dr. Mary E. Mendoza’s commentary on the border wall and justice for humans and non-humans […]
EPA’s Proposed Rule Uses the Idea of Transparency to Reduce Real Transparency and Delay Protecting Environmental and Public Health
Public access to the data and models undergirding environmental regulation sounds appealing. But there are several reasons to think that the EPA’s call for “transparency” is disingenuous and that this rule would actually undermine science and public knowledge.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Generous Grant to EDGI to Expand its Work
EDGI is excited to announce that the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) has awarded us a generous grant to sustain and expand […]
Volunteer Position: Website Monitoring Analyst
The Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) is monitoring changes to information and data on federal websites to hold our government accountable. […]
EPA staff say the Trump administration is changing their mission from protecting human health and the environment to protecting industry
The Environmental Protection Agency made news recently for excluding reporters from a “summit” meeting on chemical contamination in drinking water. Episodes like this are symptoms of a larger problem: an ongoing, broad-scale takeover of the agency by industries it regulates.
Web Monitoring in the Classroom Builds Information Literacy, Civic Engagement
As a student, did you ever ask yourself, What is the point of all this? When education feels disconnected from practical implications, […]