Blog Archives – Page 19 of 24 – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative

EDGI’s Congressional Testimony for Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing: “EPA Enforcement: Taking the Environmental Cop off the Beat”

February 26, 2026February 26, 2019 by Sara Wylie

On Tuesday February 26th Professor Chris Sellers from Stony Brook University testified on behalf of EDGI for the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Live Stream The hearing “EPA’s Enforcement Program: Taking the Environmental Cop Off The Beat” investigates the EPA’s enforcement record under the Trump administration. EDGI was invited to testify … Read more

EPA initiated fewer civil cases in 2018 than it has in over 35 years (and other red flags of weak enforcement)

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 by Leif Fredrickson

2018 was one of the weakest, perhaps the weakest, enforcement year for the EPA in decades.

Pollution and Hazardous Waste Reduction Is the Lowest on Record Under Trump’s EPA

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 by Leif Fredrickson

Contrary to the EPA’s recently released “Year in Review,” we are not on a path to a safer, cleaner future.

Which Environmental and Data Justice Projects Inspire You?

October 15, 2025January 10, 2019 by lourdes

Which environmental and data justice projects inspire you? In these fraught times, new modes of activism, research, and partnership are called for to enable justice, equity and shared livable futures. How can we interweave justice work across domains to create research and data infrastructures designed for justice? To that end, we are seeking to hold … Read more

Recap from Data Together Annual Meeting

October 28, 2025November 21, 2018 by Leif Fredrickson

The scientific data on which so much of what we know is based—the data we need to make informed decisions about many of the most important issues facing our world today—are entrusted to governments and corporations, which often do not have motivation to preserve and foreground evidence, especially as it relates to environmental harms generated by the status quo.

EPA Discontinues Updates to Climate Change Websites

October 20, 2025November 6, 2018 by Gretchen Gehrke

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.

AAR-9 EPA Discontinues Updates to Climate Change Websites

February 26, 2026November 1, 2018 by Gretchen Gehrke

We are Hiring a Part-Time System Administrator!

October 15, 2025October 25, 2018 by lourdes

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

February 26, 2026October 11, 2018 by Kevin Nguyen

Seating is limited, please RSVP soon! On Saturday, November 3, Environmental Data & Governance Initiative members Jake Wylie and Kevin Nguyen will be speaking at an all-day event hosted by our friends at the CUNY School of Law. We’ll be talking about changes our Web Monitoring research group has found in information access and how our … Read more

Caging Nature, Caging Humans

October 15, 2025September 18, 2018 by Leif Fredrickson

For this guest post, EDGI has invited Dr. Mary E. Mendoza’s commentary on the border wall and justice for humans and non-humans alike. Mendoza calls for combining our thinking about human and ecological systems in order to create conditions where diversity thrives. by Mary E. Mendoza Environmental destruction and human misery have gone hand in … Read more