Environmental Data & Governance Initiative
@envirodgi.bsky.social
EDGI works to build environmental data and governance systems that are more just, equitable, and effective.
Website: envirodatagov.org
Newsletter: bit.ly/3UdFw7h
Volunteer: https://envirodatagov.org/volunteer/
Website: envirodatagov.org
Newsletter: bit.ly/3UdFw7h
Volunteer: https://envirodatagov.org/volunteer/
The GHGRP provides the most robust national dataset on GHG emissions available. Among many uses, it helps identify top GHG emitters.
EPA’s proposed amendments would remove reporting for 46/47 industries. EDGI opposes these amendments in our public comment: envirodatagov.org/wp-content/u...
EPA’s proposed amendments would remove reporting for 46/47 industries. EDGI opposes these amendments in our public comment: envirodatagov.org/wp-content/u...
November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The GHGRP provides the most robust national dataset on GHG emissions available. Among many uses, it helps identify top GHG emitters.
EPA’s proposed amendments would remove reporting for 46/47 industries. EDGI opposes these amendments in our public comment: envirodatagov.org/wp-content/u...
EPA’s proposed amendments would remove reporting for 46/47 industries. EDGI opposes these amendments in our public comment: envirodatagov.org/wp-content/u...
Under the Toxic Substances Control Act, new chemicals w/approved "Low-Volume Exemptions" have little to no EPA reporting requirements. The swift approval of LVEs touted in #99 (⬇️) is actually bad for public health & environment as these chemicals aren’t rigorously reviewed for risks to either.
August 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Under the Toxic Substances Control Act, new chemicals w/approved "Low-Volume Exemptions" have little to no EPA reporting requirements. The swift approval of LVEs touted in #99 (⬇️) is actually bad for public health & environment as these chemicals aren’t rigorously reviewed for risks to either.
The PFAS testing in item #67 (⬇️) was actually announced back in July 2024: www.epa.gov/newsreleases....
August 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The PFAS testing in item #67 (⬇️) was actually announced back in July 2024: www.epa.gov/newsreleases....
The $$ celebrated in item #28 (⬇️) is from the 2022 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The amounts allocated in 2024 and 2025 appear to be identical (compare 2024, www.epa.gov/system/files..., with 2025, www.epa.gov/system/files...).
August 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The $$ celebrated in item #28 (⬇️) is from the 2022 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The amounts allocated in 2024 and 2025 appear to be identical (compare 2024, www.epa.gov/system/files..., with 2025, www.epa.gov/system/files...).
Item #20 (⬇️) is being claimed as a “pro-environmental action” by EPA’s press office, yet it’s actually a proposal related to “forever chemicals” (PFAS) that would delay some standards, roll back others, and provide less protection for people’s drinking water.
August 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Item #20 (⬇️) is being claimed as a “pro-environmental action” by EPA’s press office, yet it’s actually a proposal related to “forever chemicals” (PFAS) that would delay some standards, roll back others, and provide less protection for people’s drinking water.
The Clean Air Act has driven 📉s in some pollutants, but public health risks from dozens more have 📈 since Trump’s 1st admin.
(Polluters that pose the biggest threats to public health are often in marginalized communities. Stay tuned for our blog looking at air toxics at the community level.) 🧵2/3
(Polluters that pose the biggest threats to public health are often in marginalized communities. Stay tuned for our blog looking at air toxics at the community level.) 🧵2/3
July 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The Clean Air Act has driven 📉s in some pollutants, but public health risks from dozens more have 📈 since Trump’s 1st admin.
(Polluters that pose the biggest threats to public health are often in marginalized communities. Stay tuned for our blog looking at air toxics at the community level.) 🧵2/3
(Polluters that pose the biggest threats to public health are often in marginalized communities. Stay tuned for our blog looking at air toxics at the community level.) 🧵2/3
1/ As the first #EarthDay approached and over 20 million people across the U.S. participated in teach-ins, rallies, and events, Nixon and his team worked to create the first EPA in 1970. www.apeoplesepa.org/home/origins
April 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
1/ As the first #EarthDay approached and over 20 million people across the U.S. participated in teach-ins, rallies, and events, Nixon and his team worked to create the first EPA in 1970. www.apeoplesepa.org/home/origins
4/4 Data centers' neighbors are also *already* more exposed to hazards, including more toxic air pollutants than 3 out of 4 other neighborhoods in the US. ejam.policyinnovation.info
April 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
4/4 Data centers' neighbors are also *already* more exposed to hazards, including more toxic air pollutants than 3 out of 4 other neighborhoods in the US. ejam.policyinnovation.info
3/4 EPA says it regulates at least 550 data centers across the US. As with Musk's "Colossus" (which doesn't even have a permit to pollute), the neighborhoods surrounding these are disproportionately communities of color.
April 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
3/4 EPA says it regulates at least 550 data centers across the US. As with Musk's "Colossus" (which doesn't even have a permit to pollute), the neighborhoods surrounding these are disproportionately communities of color.
Following an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States, the EPA changed its footer links from displaying the word “assistance” in multiple languages to listing the English names of the languages.
web.archive.org/web/diff/202...
web.archive.org/web/diff/202...
April 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Following an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States, the EPA changed its footer links from displaying the word “assistance” in multiple languages to listing the English names of the languages.
web.archive.org/web/diff/202...
web.archive.org/web/diff/202...
⚠️ EDGI has confirmed that the once publicly searchable EPA Staff Directory has been removed. The page previously included the names of Trump appointees & was removed 1 day after reporters asked the EPA to confirm the positions of those listed as “political appointee.” web.archive.org/web/diff/202...
March 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
⚠️ EDGI has confirmed that the once publicly searchable EPA Staff Directory has been removed. The page previously included the names of Trump appointees & was removed 1 day after reporters asked the EPA to confirm the positions of those listed as “political appointee.” web.archive.org/web/diff/202...
TODAY at 4-5pm ET 👇
Join us for the fourth event in this series.
We’ll explore some tools that help answer questions like, how frequently are regulated facilities in violation of Clean Air/Water Acts?
Register here: t.ly/sTY1o
Join us for the fourth event in this series.
We’ll explore some tools that help answer questions like, how frequently are regulated facilities in violation of Clean Air/Water Acts?
Register here: t.ly/sTY1o
September 11, 2024 at 6:37 PM
TODAY at 4-5pm ET 👇
Join us for the fourth event in this series.
We’ll explore some tools that help answer questions like, how frequently are regulated facilities in violation of Clean Air/Water Acts?
Register here: t.ly/sTY1o
Join us for the fourth event in this series.
We’ll explore some tools that help answer questions like, how frequently are regulated facilities in violation of Clean Air/Water Acts?
Register here: t.ly/sTY1o
Join us tomorrow 9/11 at 4-5pm ET for the fourth event in this series.
We’ll explore some tools that help answer questions like, how frequently are regulated facilities in violation of Clean Air/Water Acts?
Register now: t.ly/sTY1o
We’ll explore some tools that help answer questions like, how frequently are regulated facilities in violation of Clean Air/Water Acts?
Register now: t.ly/sTY1o
September 10, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Join us tomorrow 9/11 at 4-5pm ET for the fourth event in this series.
We’ll explore some tools that help answer questions like, how frequently are regulated facilities in violation of Clean Air/Water Acts?
Register now: t.ly/sTY1o
We’ll explore some tools that help answer questions like, how frequently are regulated facilities in violation of Clean Air/Water Acts?
Register now: t.ly/sTY1o
The fourth event in this workshop series is next week, Wednesday 9/11 at 4-5pm ET.
We’ll explore some tools that help answer questions like, how frequently are regulated facilities in violation of Clean Air/Water Acts?
Register here: t.ly/sTY1o
We’ll explore some tools that help answer questions like, how frequently are regulated facilities in violation of Clean Air/Water Acts?
Register here: t.ly/sTY1o
September 4, 2024 at 4:37 PM
The fourth event in this workshop series is next week, Wednesday 9/11 at 4-5pm ET.
We’ll explore some tools that help answer questions like, how frequently are regulated facilities in violation of Clean Air/Water Acts?
Register here: t.ly/sTY1o
We’ll explore some tools that help answer questions like, how frequently are regulated facilities in violation of Clean Air/Water Acts?
Register here: t.ly/sTY1o
TODAY at 4-5pm ET 👇
Join us for the third event in this series.
We’ll explore tools that help answer questions like: Which watersheds experience the most violations of the Clean Water Act?
Register here: t.ly/sTY1o
Join us for the third event in this series.
We’ll explore tools that help answer questions like: Which watersheds experience the most violations of the Clean Water Act?
Register here: t.ly/sTY1o
August 28, 2024 at 5:49 PM
TODAY at 4-5pm ET 👇
Join us for the third event in this series.
We’ll explore tools that help answer questions like: Which watersheds experience the most violations of the Clean Water Act?
Register here: t.ly/sTY1o
Join us for the third event in this series.
We’ll explore tools that help answer questions like: Which watersheds experience the most violations of the Clean Water Act?
Register here: t.ly/sTY1o
The third event in this workshop series is next week, Wednesday 8/28 at 4-5pm ET.
We’ll explore tools that help answer questions like: Which watersheds experience the most violations of the Clean Water Act?
Register: t.ly/sTY1o
We’ll explore tools that help answer questions like: Which watersheds experience the most violations of the Clean Water Act?
Register: t.ly/sTY1o
August 21, 2024 at 8:13 PM
The third event in this workshop series is next week, Wednesday 8/28 at 4-5pm ET.
We’ll explore tools that help answer questions like: Which watersheds experience the most violations of the Clean Water Act?
Register: t.ly/sTY1o
We’ll explore tools that help answer questions like: Which watersheds experience the most violations of the Clean Water Act?
Register: t.ly/sTY1o
TODAY at 4-5pm ET 👇
Join us for the second event in this series.
We’ll explore some tools that help answer questions like, how many students go to schools near industrial facilities that release hazardous air pollutants?
Register here: t.ly/sTY1o
Join us for the second event in this series.
We’ll explore some tools that help answer questions like, how many students go to schools near industrial facilities that release hazardous air pollutants?
Register here: t.ly/sTY1o
August 14, 2024 at 3:32 PM
TODAY at 4-5pm ET 👇
Join us for the second event in this series.
We’ll explore some tools that help answer questions like, how many students go to schools near industrial facilities that release hazardous air pollutants?
Register here: t.ly/sTY1o
Join us for the second event in this series.
We’ll explore some tools that help answer questions like, how many students go to schools near industrial facilities that release hazardous air pollutants?
Register here: t.ly/sTY1o
The second event in this series starts next week, Wednesday August 14th 4-5pm ET.
Explore the alternative tools we’re building to contextualize hard-to-access EPA data.
Register: t.ly/sTY1o
Explore the alternative tools we’re building to contextualize hard-to-access EPA data.
Register: t.ly/sTY1o
August 7, 2024 at 7:27 PM
The second event in this series starts next week, Wednesday August 14th 4-5pm ET.
Explore the alternative tools we’re building to contextualize hard-to-access EPA data.
Register: t.ly/sTY1o
Explore the alternative tools we’re building to contextualize hard-to-access EPA data.
Register: t.ly/sTY1o
Join us 4-5pm ET next Wednesday, July 31st. 📅
Explore the alternative tools we’re building to contextualize hard-to-access EPA data in our five-part workshop series Building Civic Technologies for Environmental Data Justice.
Register: t.ly/sTY1o
Explore the alternative tools we’re building to contextualize hard-to-access EPA data in our five-part workshop series Building Civic Technologies for Environmental Data Justice.
Register: t.ly/sTY1o
July 22, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Join us 4-5pm ET next Wednesday, July 31st. 📅
Explore the alternative tools we’re building to contextualize hard-to-access EPA data in our five-part workshop series Building Civic Technologies for Environmental Data Justice.
Register: t.ly/sTY1o
Explore the alternative tools we’re building to contextualize hard-to-access EPA data in our five-part workshop series Building Civic Technologies for Environmental Data Justice.
Register: t.ly/sTY1o
We’re teaming up with ASEH Connects for a Brown Bag Writing Workshop on June 20th! Join us for a productive hour of dedicated writing time on any project you're working on! All are welcome!
June 13, 2024 at 6:54 PM
We’re teaming up with ASEH Connects for a Brown Bag Writing Workshop on June 20th! Join us for a productive hour of dedicated writing time on any project you're working on! All are welcome!