Press Coverage

Check out our recent coverage highlights, as well as EDGI member op-eds. Full coverage of EDGI is documented below.

Recent Highlights

FEMA’s website started deleting ‘climate change’
FEMA’s website started deleting ‘climate change’

The edits come as the Trump administration takes a wrecking ball to federal agencies.
The Verge The Verge
The scramble to save critical climate data from Trump's war on DEI
The scramble to save critical climate data from Trump's war on DEI

Researchers and activists are archiving websites and data because “policymakers and the public need good information to make the best policy."
Grist Grist
As Trump Administration Purges Climate Data and Web Pages, Research Groups Scramble to Save Information - Inside Climate News
As Trump Administration Purges Climate Data and Web Pages, Research Groups Scramble to Save Information - Inside Climate News

The Trump administration has directed federal agency staff to remove climate references and scientific data from many web pages. Researchers are rushing to archive it.
Inside Climate News Inside Climate News
Scientists brace ‘for the worst’ as Trump purges climate mentions from websites
Scientists brace ‘for the worst’ as Trump purges climate mentions from websites

Trump administration pulling references online ‘won’t make crisis’ stop affecting Americans’ lives, say experts
the Guardian the Guardian
Donald Trump’s data purge has begun 
Donald Trump’s data purge has begun 

Researchers have been archiving government websites for months.
The Verge The Verge
Archivists Work to Identify and Save the Thousands of Datasets Disappearing From Data.gov
Archivists Work to Identify and Save the Thousands of Datasets Disappearing From Data.gov

More than 2,000 datasets have disappeared from data.gov since Trump was inaugurated. But analyzing exactly what happened and where it went is going to take some time.
404 Media 404 Media
Groups archive environmental justice data scrapped by Trump
Groups archive environmental justice data scrapped by Trump

The organizations starting by building a public tool based on the White House's former Climate and Environmental Justice Screening Tool.
E&E News by POLITICO E&E News by POLITICO
The mad dash to protect environmental data from Donald Trump
The mad dash to protect environmental data from Donald Trump

“I think it’s a much bigger threat this time around.”
The Verge The Verge
What's in a name? Trump set to wipe government language | Context
What's in a name? Trump set to wipe government language | Context

From erasing references to climate change to favoring the phrase 'illegal aliens,' Trump may change how we talk about the issues
www.context.news www.context.news
Scientists Scramble to Save Climate Data from Trump—Again
Scientists Scramble to Save Climate Data from Trump—Again

Federal climate databases remained largely intact during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. Scientists say the threats are bigger this time
Scientific American Scientific American
Safeguarding Against A Trump Data Dump
Safeguarding Against A Trump Data Dump

Various organizations race to preserve invaluable scientific, educational, and economic data at potential risk during another Trump administration.
Forbes Forbes
Scientists fear Trump will erase public research, here’s what they are doing | CNN
Scientists fear Trump will erase public research, here’s what they are doing | CNN

The Environmental Data and Governance Initiative is working to preserve scientific data and research on public government websites amid fears that topics like climate change and green energy will be removed from government websites after President-elect Trump takes office. CNN’s René Marsh explains.
CNN CNN
Why Do We Keep Developing in Climate Disaster Zones?
Why Do We Keep Developing in Climate Disaster Zones?

Affordable real estate in the Sun Belt continues to attract buyers under a false sense of security. For experts, the burning question is how—or if—we can build housing ethically in at-risk areas.
Dwell Dwell
Could Trump’s Return Pose a Threat to Climate and Weather Data?
Could Trump’s Return Pose a Threat to Climate and Weather Data?

Project 2025, the conservative playbook, calls for breaking up the federal agency that maintains weather data and collects climate change information.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com

 

Recent Op-eds

3 ways Trump’s EPA could use the language of science to weaken pollution controls
3 ways Trump’s EPA could use the language of science to weaken pollution controls

For example, the first Trump administration tried to use the principles of transparency to prevent federal agencies from considering major health studies when setting pollution rules.
The Conversation The Conversation
SCOTUS Scrutiny and the Future of Public Commenting
SCOTUS Scrutiny and the Future of Public Commenting

A spate of US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) rulings decided this summer will have dramatic and damaging effects on how federal agencies issue and enforce regulations.
scilight.substack.com scilight.substack.com
Introducing the Public Comments Initiative
Introducing the Public Comments Initiative

Public comments and their impact on scientific integrity in federal rulemaking
scilight.substack.com scilight.substack.com
Summer 2022 – AHA
Summer 2022 – AHA

Read the Perspectives Daily articles published in summer 2022.
AHA AHA
The EPA Is Shuttering its Online Archive: Why that Matters
The EPA Is Shuttering its Online Archive: Why that Matters

Science Network guest blogger Gretchen Gehrke of the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative explains the upcoming discontinuation of the Environmental Protection Agency's online archive--and what this means for the public.
The Equation The Equation
How the Biden Administration Can Protect Federal Environmental Information
How the Biden Administration Can Protect Federal Environmental Information

Science Network guest blogger Gretchen Gehrke explains that information on federal websites remains vulnerable to censorship and removal–and to fix that, we need federal web governance policies.
The Equation The Equation
Censorship of Federal Environmental Agency Websites Under Trump: What We Learned and How to Protect Public Information Moving Forward
Censorship of Federal Environmental Agency Websites Under Trump: What We Learned and How to Protect Public Information Moving Forward

A review of thousands of web pages from federal agencies, including the EPA, NASA, and NOAA, found that the use of the term “climate change” decreased almost 40 percent between 2016 and 2020. Establishing better web governance policies is a central piece of regaining and retaining the public’s trust
The Equation The Equation
10 ways Biden should fix the EPA
10 ways Biden should fix the EPA

Biden has nominated Michael Regan to lead the agency, which must be rebuilt and strengthened in the new administration.
Vox Vox
Pennsylvania water is not what it used to be | Opinion
Pennsylvania water is not what it used to be | Opinion

The Conodoguinet has been protected by the Clean Water Act since 1972.
pennlive pennlive
Trump’s Most Ambitious Environmental Rollback Yet
Trump’s Most Ambitious Environmental Rollback Yet

Last week, the Trump administration set its deregulatory crosshairs on the National Environmental Policy Act, one of the US foundational environmental laws.
The Globe Post The Globe Post
EDGI: EPA didn't provide enough information for true public comment on WOTUS rule — Public Health Law Watch
EDGI: EPA didn't provide enough information for true public comment on WOTUS rule — Public Health Law Watch

On February 14th, the EPA and Engineers Corps published a new rule changing the definition of “waters of the United States.” The public could comment on the new rule until April 15th. However, it’s unclear whether the public had access to enough information to make a truly informed comment.
Public Health Law Watch Public Health Law Watch

 

Full Coverage

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