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Meet EDGI’s New Civic Science Fellows

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Meet EDGI’s New Civic Science Fellows

EDGI is thrilled to announce that we’re a host organization for two civic science fellows from 2021-2023. These fellowships are funded in partnership with the Rita Allen Foundation and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Fellows will develop civic science systems, knowledge, and approaches to strengthen inclusive, thriving, equity-centered engagement with science at the intersection of science and society. EDGI’s two fellows—Kelsey Breseman and Mark Chambers—bring their respective technical and ethnographic skill sets together to work that bridges several EDGI working groups.

Led by Environmental Historians Action Collaborative, EDGI signs on to Letter in Support of Juliana v. US Plaintiffs

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Led by Environmental Historians Action Collaborative, EDGI signs on to Letter in Support of Juliana v. US Plaintiffs

By Fredrik Albritton Jonsson Despite garnering strong support from many groups in civil society, Juliana v. US has not been successful so far. Even though dangerous climate change is increasingly likely according to the IPCC, the American justice system has tended to see the issue as a political rather than a constitutional responsibility. Now, however, … Read more

The Carbon Tax Meets the Suburbs: Projecting the Equity Impacts of New York’s Proposed Climate and Community Investment Act

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The Carbon Tax Meets the Suburbs: Projecting the Equity Impacts of New York’s Proposed Climate and Community Investment Act

By David Wiczer (Economics, Stony Brook University) and Christopher Sellers (History, Stony Brook University) The carbon tax, long hailed as among the most promising means for curbing the greenhouse emissions that cause climate change, has often faltered politically, through disagreements over how to distribute its burdens. By itself, a tax on fossil fuels can stir controversy … Read more

EDGI’s Fifth Birthday Celebration

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EDGI is five years old! To celebrate, we hosted a virtual celebration on Wednesday, November 3, to reflect on our progress and growth: from an email chain and burst of civic activity to a respected, established organization with staff and volunteers who engage in ongoing research and tool building around environmental data and governance. We … Read more

Join us to celebrate: EDGI at Five Years

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Join us to celebrate: EDGI at Five Years

On Wednesday, November 3, 2021, from 8-9PM Eastern / 5-6PM Pacific, EDGI will hold a birthday celebration of our fifth year as an organization! Join us as we reflect on our recent accomplishments and hear from Kelsey Breseman, Chris Sellers, Marianne Sullivan, and other working group leads about what to expect going forward – and … Read more

Code With EDGI! Environmental Enforcement Watch Does #Hacktoberfest2021

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Code With EDGI! Environmental Enforcement Watch Does #Hacktoberfest2021

On Wednesday, October 27 at 1PM Eastern/4PM Pacific, the Environmental Data Governance Initiative’s Environmental Enforcement Watch (EEW) will hold an event as part of Hacktoberfest, a month-long series of events by and for the open source community. EEW’s event will include a brief demonstration of one of EEW’s open source Jupyter Notebook followed by time to explore and hack on the project. 

EPA Changes Up Its Climate Change Website

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EPA Changes Up Its Climate Change Website

On August 12, 2021, the EPA published extensive additions of at least 38 webpages to its “Climate Change” website, www.epa.gov/climate-change. These additions include webpages regarding EPA’s activities addressing climate change, from its various partnership initiatives to regulatory actions.

EDGI is Hiring! Development Lead – Half-time

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EDGI is Hiring! Development Lead – Half-time

Job Posting: Development Lead – Part-time  Anticipated start date: November 15, 2021 Compensation: $37.86 per hour; half-time employment with retirement contributions and paid vacation, holiday, and sick leave  Expected hours: 20 hours per week; flexible schedule Location: Fully remote  Position Description  The Development Lead will develop and implement the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative’s (EDGI’s) … Read more

What’s in My Watershed? A Tool for Community Analysis of Water Pollution and Polluters

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What’s in My Watershed? A Tool for Community Analysis of Water Pollution and Polluters

By Eric Nost, Megan Raisle, Steve Hansen, Kelsey Breseman, Lourdes Vera, Sara Wylie, and EDGI In Brief Why We Created a Watershed Notebook Who’s responsible for this mess? As the intertwined climate-public health crisis grows, more and more people are confronting the harms wrought by fossil fuels and toxics industries in their neighborhoods. As hurricanes … Read more