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 […]
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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 […]
Touring the Internet Archive: Wayback Machine
Our partners at the Internet Archive: Wayback Machine invited EDGI over for lunch… The Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions […]
EDGI and PageFreezer, teaming up to archive environmental websites
Our collaboration with PageFreezer began on the eve of President Trump’s inauguration. Michael Riedijk heard about EDGI’s website archiving and monitoring efforts […]
Answering Questions About Accessibility Regulations and Access to Climate Action Plans
In this guest post, Stephanie Rosen, the Accessibility Specialist for the University of Michigan Library, shares her thoughts on the recent removal […]