Leif Fredrickson

Making America Polluted Again: The Trump EPA’s 2025 Enforcement Record – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative Making America Polluted Again: The Trump EPA’s 2025 Enforcement Record analyzes EPA’s data, largely from its Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) […]

Pollution laws like the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act only work if they’re being enforced. In 2025, EPA investigations of and cases against polluters reached historic lows. A new EDGI report analyzes the agency’s record so far under this Trump administration. envirodatagov.org/publication/...

The Women Saving America’s Climate Data Meet the network saving federal environmental data. But, as Trump enters his second year, how long can this effort last?

Featuring EDGI’s own @gretchengehrke.bsky.social alongside some of our amazing partners in environmental data preservation:
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'Trump’s EPA' in 2025: A fossil fuel-friendly approach to deregulation The Trump administration has reshaped the Environmental Protection Agency, reversing pollution limits and promoting fossil fuels.

EDGI member @leiffredrickson.bsky.social tells AP, “You can effectively do a lot of deregulation if you just don’t do enforcement.” apnews.com/article/epa-...

"From the base up"

The bitter roots of a Missoula boyhood – The Pulp First published in 1941 and recently revived, Norman Macleod’s semi-autobiographical novel "The Bitter Roots" excavates Missoula's buried past, including its young men trying to prove themselves amid ...

Poet and novelist Norman Macleod's THE BITTER ROOTS came out in 1941. And then it was promptly forgotten—until its rediscovery by @neglectedbooks.com. @leiffredrickson.bsky.social has a terrific essay on what the novel says about Missoula and masculinity in the WWI era. thepulp.org/the-bitter-r...

The bitter roots of a Missoula boyhood – The Pulp First published in 1941 and recently revived, Norman Macleod’s semi-autobiographical novel "The Bitter Roots" excavates Missoula's buried past, including its young men trying to prove themselves amid ...

I wrote about the 1941 novel, The Bitter Roots, for the @thepulp.org. It has recently been reissued by @bhousepress.bsky.social. It's a fascinating book that explores masculinity in the context of WWI and class/labor conflict in the American west (Missoula, MT). thepulp.org/the-bitter-r...

This picture, by ChatGPT, is called "Hellscape Created by the Lack of Local News." But guess what ChatGPT cannot do? Local news - which is why I'm fundraising for The Pulp for Missoula Gives. Please send a little (or a lot!) of money their way if you can! www.missoulagives.org/p2p/426778/l...

80s movie plotline!

My broken tooth is somewhere in his parents house.

Hello, I am collaborating on this (sadly important) project. If you know someone who might be interested in participating, please let me know (or contact Elizabeth Hubble via the contact info below).