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Climate of Suppression: Environmental Information Under the Second Trump Administration – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative The report Climate of Suppression: Environmental Information Under the Second Trump Administration examines management of federal websites related to environmental regulation in the first six months o...

In a new report, EDGI documents the second Trump administration’s control of federal environmental information in its first 6 months. We found that environmental justice & climate change information have been broadly rewritten & deleted. Learn more: envirodatagov.org/publication/...

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We are trying to examine its effectiveness as a pedagogical tool that teaches about the ethical dimensions of “digital conservation”.

Many thanks in advance if you are able to take the time to play Ethemblage and for any perspectives you can offer!

Please considering playing the game, reviewing the teaching guides we developed around it, and sharing your feedback with us!

Game: leahgovia.itch.io/ethemblage

Guides: natureculturepolitics.uoguelph.ca/ethemblage/

Feedback: uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Ethemblage by leahgovia Interactive story about more-than-human ethics

Ethemblage is an online game developed by @leahgovia.bsky.social leahgovia.itch.io/ethemblage It's a story in which players interact with different scenarios where technologies such as acoustic monitors, drones, and GPS collars are applied by conservationists to monitor non-human species.

A screenshot of the Geo: Geography and Environment home page. Geo: Geography and Environment is a fully open access journal that publishes papers from across and beyond the discipline of geography that focus on the environment, climate change, and sustainability. It is published on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). With a commitment to promoting interdisciplinary research and global perspectives, we welcome new, critical, and underrepresented ideas from leading scholars and emerging voices in pursuit of fresh viewpoints and solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental problems. Journal Metrics: CiteScore = 2.9 Journal Impact Factor = 3.8 Acceptance Rate = 43% Submission to First Decision = 55 days

📢Since our relaunch 2 years ago, we have been working hard to create a space for geographical & interdisciplinary research on climate change, the environment & sustainability which doesn't fit neatly in sub-disciplinary journals

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A New Wave of Air Toxics Demands Real Enforcement – 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 e...

Trump’s enviro agenda is based on 3 ideas:

1️⃣ We’ve made enough progress on 📉ing pollution
2️⃣ Indigenous & communities of color aren’t overburdened by pollution
3️⃣ Polluters can be trusted to comply w/ laws

Each is wrong & we draw on EPA’s data to show it: envirodatagov.org/a-new-wave-o... (🧵 1/3):

Federal, provincial environmental bills have 'no respect' for Ontario First Nations, says chief | CBC News Nine Ontario First Nations asking for an injunction against a pair of federal and provincial bills meant to fast-track infrastructure projects revealed more details about constitutional challenges aga...

Canada is supposed to be developing a national strategy to address environmental racism and justice. These two bills obviously work against that. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Carbon footprint of Israel’s war on Gaza exceeds that of many entire countries Exclusive: The climate cost is more than than the combined 2023 emissions of Costa Rica and Estonia, study finds

Today the guardian is debuting our new calculations of climate damage caused by Israel's genocide in Gaza. Greenhouse gases are not the most important reason to demand a permanent ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, but this data shows yet another way that genocide harms us all.

First Nations leaders in Ontario's Ring of Fire region demand Bill 5 be struck down | CBC News First Nations leaders and environmental advocates are continuing to speak out against an Ontario bill aimed at speeding up development. In northern Ontario, home to the lucrative Ring of Fire mineral ...

Ontario's Bill 5 is more permission to pollute, from a government who doesn't have the right to give it
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Trump Seeks to Strip Away Legal Tool Key to Civil Rights Enforcement

😵‍💫 "It’s 2025 and the idea that some police department or some big employer can be sued because of statistics ... is unfair." - US Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Ritodhi Chakraborty & Aline Carrara (2025) entitled 'Challenging elite environmentalism: Stories from Brazil and India'

🌎New #OA paper in Geo🌍

'Challenging elite environmentalism: Stories from Brazil and India' by @ritodhi.bsky.social & Aline Carrara

doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky #geo

Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters Climate experts expressed shock and dismay at the move. “It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill,” one said.

As DOGE works to make it easier to track people, Trump’s EPA plans to make it harder to track polluters. 1/3 www.propublica.org/article/trum... #environmentaldatajustice

Systems Administrator - Environmental Data & Governance Initiative Job Opening: Systems Administrator - Environmental Data & Governance Initiative at Multiplier in Remote.

🌱 EDGI is hiring for a Systems Administrator! Please share widely with your networks. Applications due May 6. multiplier-careers.pinpointhq.com/postings/190...

Elon Musk’s xAI powering its facility in Memphis with ‘illegal’ generators Advocacy group says the firm has doubled the number of methane gas burning turbines it’s using without permits

“xAI has essentially built a power plant in South Memphis with no oversight, no permitting, and no regard for families living in nearby communities”

Meanwhile, EPA says its mission is to "Make the United States the Artificial Intelligence Capital of the World"

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Environmental Groups Sue the Trump Administration to Restore Web Tools Critical for Gauging Climate and Pollution Impacts - Inside Climate News The removal of websites designed to help disadvantaged communities will hurt those communities the most, lawyers argue.

“The data validated their lived experience, the truth on the ground. They could point to the government data to prove what they were saying.”

insideclimatenews.org/news/1404202...

Green groups sue Trump administration over climate webpage removals The White House has pulled federal webpages tracking climate and environmental justice data

“Removing government datasets is tantamount to theft”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Climate Changed | Columbia University Press Models change our worlds. From global carbon flux models to regional coastal flood prediction maps, climate-related models influence how we know our environm... | CUP

cup.columbia.edu/book/climate...
Folks, we are tired. But so happy for this crew of amazing scholars.

This map displays environmental justice (EJ) grants the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made through the Inflation Reduction Act since 2024. The EPA Administrator previously announced his intention to cancel many of the agency's grants and contracts and their status is quickly changing: some recipients have lost access to funds, received notices of termination, or find themselves uncertain of their status. This map is not comprehensive and will be updated periodically as additional information becomes available, but what is displayed here is a large number of the potentially affected grants.

EPA’s environment justice grants under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) were developed according to high standards and in strict adherence with federal laws, policies, and regulations. The programs were designed to be transparent, accountable, and impactful. They're being targeted by EPA and DOGE.

Signing a petition that asks your conference to invite a different speaker. Rejecting a journal submission. Setting ethics/professional standards (and then walking them back). None of these examples the NYT cites are "trying to silence debate."

Opinion | The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education This is a moment to trumpet the strengths of higher education and address its weaknesses.

🚮 NYT editorial board says "academics have tried to silence debate," equating this with (and blaming it as a cause of) Trump withholding public funds from universities, arresting students, dismantling departments, and all the other things that actually silence. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/o...

Anticipating the Challenges of AI in Climate Governance: An Urgent Dilemma for Democracies Four principles for democratic use of AI in climate governance.

Great to see this perspective piece with @warrenpearce.bsky.social finally come out.

Amid the rising interest in AI we reflect on AI and the democratic governance of climate change - what lessons might be taken from wider critical digital studies?

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How to find climate data and science the Trump administration doesn’t want you to see Several groups are working to preserve webpages, tools and data – some of which have already gone missing from government webpages since the start of the Trump administration.

How to find climate data and science the Trump administration doesn’t want you to see

Canadian residents are racing to save the data in Trump's crosshairs | CBC News As U.S. President Donald Trump's administration removes access to government websites and databases with critical medical and environmental data used around the world, some Canadian residents are play...

Meet some of the Canadian residents racing to save important medical and environmental data in the Trump administration's crosshairs. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Don’t worry; we and our collaborators at Public Environmental Data Partners have stood up a copy of EJScreen, the environmental justice mapping and screening tool taken down by Trump's EPA last week.

You can access it here: screening-tools.com

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."

The scramble to save critical climate data from Trump’s war on DEI.

“Policymakers and the public and communities need good information to make the best policy decision, whatever that is."

Written by @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social

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#Trump #DEI #Musk #Climate

Trump Targets DEI Pages at the EPA In the first couple of days of the second Trump administration, the EPA removed several web pages related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts at the EPA.

In the first couple of days of the second Trump administration, the EPA removed several web pages related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts at the EPA.

envirodatagov.org/trump-target...

This week the Trump administration took offline the climate and economic justice mapping tool CEJST.

We, as part of the Public Environmental Data Project, have recreated it.

Here’s our unofficial but functional copy: digitalhistory.github.io/j40-pages/en...

Journal cover image: Geometry in art involves the precise arrangement of shapes, lines, and angles to create visually appealing compositions. Here, the artist employed six rotating and overlapping circles, blending them to evoke a sense of dynamic movement while incorporating beautiful gradients that added depth and visual richness to the artwork. Image credit: Naola Leconte.

In our first bluesky post, we are excited to share our first issue of 2025!
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This issue includes a timely Opinion piece from @envirodgi.bsky.social explaining why they are working to archive environmental data hosted on US gov't sites.
www.cell.com/patterns/ful...

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 second Trump administration might use scientific language to write policies that sound beneficial but could have profoundly negative effects on environmental health: https://buff.ly/3PsoeC9 (@ericnost.bsky.social @uofguelph.bsky.social) 🌎#climatesky #pollution #EPA