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. The post Press Release: Report Shows Rapid and Thorough Deletion of Environmental Information by Trump Administration appeared first on Environment...| Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
EDGI is developing tools to facilitate communities’ use of the FOIA process. Our first tool is a series of state-by-state community-led FOIA guides. The post Community-Led FOIA: Introduction to the Project and the State-by-State Guide appeared first on Environmental Data and Governance Initiative.| Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
This is the first installment of our State of Environmental Protection series. This series utilizes public data from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate the current state of our environment and recent trends over time, as well as claims and assumptions behind attacks on federal environmental justice, science, and health. We investigate the progress made since the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and numerous other environmental laws were put into effect during the 1970...| Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
EDGI’s Environmental Enforcement Watch project is covering the state of environmental protection in the US today through a series of blog posts. The goal of this series is to orient our current position relative to the ambitious goals of the Clean Water Act (CWA), Clean Air Act (CAA), Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). What does a second Trump administration mean for the state of environmental law, compliance, and enforcement in the US? The po...| Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
In April 2025, the EPA removed information about its Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions (HBCU-MSI) Advisory Council. The EPA deleted the webpage dedicated to this advisory council along with its entry from the landing page for all Federal Advisory Committees at EPA. The EPA’s Office of Public Engagement and Environmental Education landing page deleted all information about working with HBCU-MSIs, including a paragraph and multiple links describing...| Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
Highlights from the Change Log: NOAA removes “Teaching Climate” resources from Climate.gov Welcome! This post is part of the EDGI Website Monitoring […] The post NOAA removes “Teaching Climate” resources from Climate.gov appeared first on Environmental Data and Governance Initiative.| Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
In the first 100 days of Trump’s second term in office, a barrage of removals disappeared environmental data and information across agency […] The post How Information Was Suppressed in Trump’s First 100 Days (and How It Compares to Last Time) appeared first on Environmental Data and Governance Initiative.| Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
Highlights from the Change Log:NOAA Upholds Its Authority to Provide Public Information Welcome! This post is part of the EDGI Website Monitoring […] The post NOAA Upholds Its Authority to Provide Public Information appeared first on Environmental Data and Governance Initiative.| Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
Highlights from the Change Log: NOAA removes the 2024 Climate Literacy Guide from its website Welcome! This post is part of the […] The post NOAA Removes the 2024 Climate Literacy Guide from Its Website appeared first on Environmental Data and Governance Initiative.| Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2025 CONTACT: EDGI’s experts are available to answer media questions. For media inquiries, please email Shannan Lenke […] The post New Environmental Justice Grants Map Highlights Impacts of EPA Fund Cancellations appeared first on Environmental Data and Governance Initiative.| Environmental Data and Governance Initiative