Press Coverage


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

Recent Highlights

Residents Stopped a Data Center, but a Gas Plant Still Threatens This Black Community

Residents Stopped a Data Center, but a Gas Plant Still Threatens This …

October 6, 2026
Data centers analysis linked: “Analyses have found that communities closest to U.S. data centers regulated by …
The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged.

The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged.

September 28, 2026
Roughly one-third of the nation’s coal-burning power plants were scheduled to close within five years, according …
Inside the Struggle to Dismantle America’s Greenhouse Gas Data

Inside the Struggle to Dismantle America’s Greenhouse Gas Data

August 18, 2026
Regardless of what exactly might take the place of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program and related …
Microsoft Ups Investment in Polluting AI, but Cuts Down Carbon Removal by 80%

Microsoft Ups Investment in Polluting AI, but Cuts Down Carbon Removal…

August 13, 2026
A study from the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative found that the communities living within a …
Trump administration ends NOAA support for annual Arctic Report Card

Trump administration ends NOAA support for annual Arctic Report Card

August 12, 2026
Project 2025, the blueprint for a second Trump administration that the Heritage Foundation published prior to …
Whiting Neighbors Rattled As BP Refinery Tagged Top U.S. Carbon Gusher

Whiting Neighbors Rattled As BP Refinery Tagged Top U.S. Carbon Gusher

July 27, 2026
A new national analysis has put BP’s Whiting refinery in an unwelcome spotlight, landing the Whiting …
BP Whiting Refinery included on new greenhouse gas emissions report

BP Whiting Refinery included on new greenhouse gas emissions report

July 26, 2026
The Environmental Data and Governance Initiative, on Tuesday, released its “Trends and Accountability in EPA Greenhouse …
Where U.S. Government Data Is Disappearing

Where U.S. Government Data Is Disappearing

July 22, 2026
During the first Trump administration, environmental researchers and advocacy groups raised alarms about sudden disappearances of …
A Disappearing Data Chronology

A Disappearing Data Chronology

July 21, 2026
The Disappearing Data Chronology documents fundamental changes to the federal information landscape under the Trump administration, …

Op-Eds

A Year in, the Trump Administration is Exercising “Gold Standard” Suppression of Science

A Year in, the Trump Administration is Exercising “Gold Standard” Supp…

June 24, 2026
It’s been one year since the White House’s Office of Science Technology and Policy (OSTP) published …
Despite What This EPA Says, Enforcement under Trump Has Dropped

Despite What This EPA Says, Enforcement under Trump Has Dropped

March 31, 2026
Each year, the EPA releases a report on its environmental enforcement for the previous fiscal year; …
The Trump administration is disappearing climate change data

The Trump administration is disappearing climate change data

April 16, 2026
On Feb. 12, the Trump administration repealed the landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, flouting decades …
Trump administration is on track to cut 1 in 3 EPA staffers by the end of 2025, slashing agency’s ability to keep pollution out of air and water

Trump administration is on track to cut 1 in 3 EPA staffers by the end…

April 16, 2026
As Congress faces a Sept. 30, 2025, deadline to fund the federal government, Environmental Protection Agency …
How to find climate data and science the Trump administration doesn’t want you to see

How to find climate data and science the Trump administration doesn’t …

January 6, 2026
Government scientists at NOAA collect and provide crucial public information about coastal conditions that businesses, individuals …
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 polluti…

January 6, 2026
The Trump administration is widely expected to loosen regulations on polluting industries …
SCOTUS Scrutiny and the Future of Public Commenting

SCOTUS Scrutiny and the Future of Public Commenting

January 6, 2026
A spate of US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) rulings decided this summer will have dramatic and damaging …
Introducing the Public Comments Initiative

Introducing the Public Comments Initiative

January 6, 2026
Public comments and their impact on scientific integrity in federal rulemaking …
Climate Preservation

Climate Preservation

January 6, 2026
Read the Perspectives Daily articles published in Summer 2022 …

Full Coverage

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