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Analysis Shows EPA’s Enforcement Claims Are Misleading

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Analysis Shows EPA’s Enforcement Claims Are Misleading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2026 CONTACT: To arrange an interview or with questions about EDGI’s analysis, please direct media inquiries to shannanlenke.stoll@envirodatagov.org. Analysis Shows EPA’s Enforcement Claims Are Misleading March 19, 2026 – The Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) analyzed the Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement last week that it achieved its “strongest enforcement … Read more

EPA’s Enforcement Performance Under Trump Takes Historic Dive

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Analysis Shows EPA’s Enforcement Claims Are Misleading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2026 CONTACT: Report authors are available to answer media questions. To arrange an interview, please direct media inquiries to shannanlenke.stoll@envirodatagov.org. EPA’s Enforcement Performance Under Trump Takes Historic Dive February 2, 2026 – In 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) enforcement of environmental pollution laws was historically weak by many measures. … Read more

One Year into the Second Trump Administration, Defending the Environmental Right to Know is More Important Than Ever

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Analysis Shows EPA’s Enforcement Claims Are Misleading

January 20, 2026 — Today marks one year of the second Trump administration’s relentless attempt to dismantle federal environmental and public health protections. By attacking environmental data and science and undermining the public’s Environmental Right to Know (ERTK), the administration is directing federal agencies to serve polluting industry over the health of people and the … Read more

EPA Communications Under Zeldin Politicized, Report Shows

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Analysis Shows EPA’s Enforcement Claims Are Misleading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2025 CONTACT: Report authors are available to answer media questions. To arrange an interview, please direct media inquiries to shannanlenke.stoll@envirodatagov.org. EPA Communications Under Zeldin Politicized, Report Shows December 18, 2025 – Public communications issued by the current EPA’s press office are becoming more politicized, according to a new analysis issued … Read more

Trump Excuses Some of the Nation’s Riskiest Emitters From Clean Air Act Rules

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Analysis Shows EPA’s Enforcement Claims Are Misleading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 12, 2025 CONTACT: Report authors are available to answer media questions. To arrange an interview, please direct media inquiries to shannanlenke.stoll@envirodatagov.org. Trump Excuses Some of the Nation’s Riskiest Emitters From Clean Air Act Rules  November 12, 2025 – Under President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin some of the nation’s largest … Read more

EPA Undermines Public Process and Ignores Evidence in Reconsideration of Endangerment Finding

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EPA Undermines Public Process and Ignores Evidence in Reconsideration of Endangerment Finding

EPA Undermines Public Process and Ignores Evidence in Reconsideration of Endangerment Finding On September 22, 2025, the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative’s (EDGI’s) Website Governance Team submitted a public comment in response to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule: Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0194) under Section … Read more

Press Release: Cutting EPA’s Environmental Justice Grants Harms the Economy, Report Shows

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Analysis Shows EPA’s Enforcement Claims Are Misleading

The EPA’s withdrawal of $2.5 billion in environmental justice grants is an economic blow to communities across the country. According to a new report by the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI), the terminated grants would remove over $6 billion in economic benefits, including 65,000 jobs, reaching every county in the U.S.

Press Release: Report Shows EPA is Swiftly Being Hollowed Out Under Second Trump Administration

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Analysis Shows EPA’s Enforcement Claims Are Misleading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2025 CONTACT: Report authors are available to answer media questions. To arrange an interview, please direct media inquiries to shannanlenke.stoll@envirodatagov.org. Report Shows EPA is Swiftly Being Hollowed Out Under Second Trump Administration September 3, 2025 – Under Administrator Zeldin, the EPA is experiencing an internal assault worse than any other … Read more

Press Release: Report Shows Rapid and Thorough Deletion of Environmental Information by Trump Administration

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Analysis Shows EPA’s Enforcement Claims Are Misleading

In its first six months, the Trump administration has significantly altered the federal environmental information landscape. According to a new report by the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI), information about environmental justice and climate change have been particular targets, with swift disappearances across federal websites.

New Environmental Justice Grants Map Highlights Impacts of EPA Fund Cancellations

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Analysis Shows EPA’s Enforcement Claims Are Misleading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2025 CONTACT: EDGI’s experts are available to answer media questions. For media inquiries, please email Shannan Lenke Stoll at shannanlenke.stoll@envirodatagov.org and Kelly Steinrueck at kelly.w.steinrueck@envirodatagov.org. New Environmental Justice Grants Map Highlights Impacts of EPA Fund Cancellations March 20, 2025 – The Environmental Data & Governance Initiative and Public Environmental Data … Read more