Exploring Web3’s Potential for Environmental Data Justice
Photo courtesy of Unsplash. By Kelsey Breseman EDGI’s work on environmental data justice (EDJ) examines the intersectional areas of environmental justice and […]
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Researchers of Early America Consider How to Respond to the Climate Crisis at Upcoming Conference
By EHAC Steering Committee On June 16 and 17, 33 scholars will come together in “The Climate Crisis: Early Americanists Respond,” a […]
PRESS RELEASE: Open Letter to EPA Asks Agency Not to Sunset its Online Archive
The EPA plans to retire its online archive in July 2022. Open Letter to EPA Asks Agency Not to Sunset its Online […]
Salmon (and Humans) Need the Clean Water Act
Image from Unsplash. By Kelsey Breseman The Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe is bringing a case against the City of Seattle over their treaty […]
EDGI’s Civic Science Fellows Lay Groundwork
The 2021 – 2023 cohort of Civic Science Fellows. EDGI’s fellows are hosted by the Rita Allen Foundation and funded in partnership with […]
PRESS RELEASE: EDGI Urges CEQ to Incorporate Federal Enforcement Data into Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool
Image shows the beta version of the federal Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool. EDGI Urges CEQ to Incorporate Federal Enforcement Data […]
PRESS RELEASE: EDGI Releases Report on Carbon Emissions by US Corporations
The Environmental Data & Governance Initiative’s analysis of the most recent EPA data (2020) shows the top ten companies in terms of […]
Owning Up: A Tool to Measure US Carbon Emissions by Corporations
In this post, we introduce EEW’s new open-source Jupyter Notebook for analyzing greenhouse gasses (GHGs) by the entities that either supply or emit them. This tool contributes to a reframing of accountability for climate change in terms of fossil fuel capitalism.
EDGI’s Response to the EPA’s New “ECHO Notify” Tool for Enforcement and Compliance
Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced through their Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance that they are launching “ECHO Notify.” According to the agency news release, the email alert tool “provides information on all EPA enforcement and compliance activities as well as activities of state and local governments under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the Safe Drinking Water Act.” The public can sign up to receive emails every week with information on activities taking place at facilities within a selected region.
Catalog of Open Federal Datasets Available on EEW’s Site
EDGI’s Environmental Enforcement Watch’s catalog of open federal environmental datasets. View the page here. By Kelsey Breseman, Megan Raisle, Eric Nost, Sara […]