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 […]
Category: Blog
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, […]
Comment on the EPA’s Proposed Rule to Repeal the Clean Power Plan Focuses on Access to Online Resources
EDGI welcomed the opportunity to comment on the EPA’s Proposed Rule to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP) in April, 2018. […]
Paving the Way for Trump: Past Presidential Assaults on Environmental Health Protection
The Trump administration, including Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt, has undertaken an assault on environmental health protections. This assault includes […]
EDGI Receives Grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Dear Readers, We write with the remarkable news that we have just received our first sustaining grant from the Packard Foundation for […]