Christopher Sellers

historian of cities and suburbs; of their nature, health, and environment; of industrial hazards; critical suburbanite, community gardener, student of activism.

[Environmental Data & Governance Initiative @EnviroDGI]

“Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI), which seeks to preserve federal data, has noted the White House’s council on environmental quality has taken down a sustainability plan aimed at cutting pollution from federal activities.”

https://t.co/6hg2UkCnDc

[Environmental Data & Governance Initiative @EnviroDGI]

“The first Trump administration altered or deleted numerous federal web pages containing public-facing climate information, according to monitoring efforts by the nonprofit @EnviroDGI, which tracks changes on federal websites.”

https://t.co/4DvSd6hLhR

[Christopher Sellers @ChrisCSellers]

@RogueEPAstaff Hope you are still here! @EnviroDGI is gearing up again to listen to EPAers and document ongoing effects of Trump 2.0 on the agency. Interested in maybe lending a hand? Reach out to @ChrisCSellers or [email protected]

[Christopher Sellers @ChrisCSellers]

@ActualEPAFacts Hey @ActualEPAFacts @EnviroDGI is gearing up again to listen to EPAers and document ongoing effects of Trump 2.0 on the agency. Interested in maybe lending a hand? Reach out to @ChrisCSellers or [email protected]

[Gretchen Gehrke @gretchengehrke]

Check out our latest blog about how the recent SCOTUS decision wields public commenting for a deregulatory agenda, and the glimmer of hope we can catch alongside this trainwreck.

[Christopher Sellers @ChrisCSellers]

@EnviroDGI @EEW_Network @EHAC_EDGI @ellim992 Talking about Heritage…

[Environmental Data & Governance Initiative @EnviroDGI]

Wondering what Project 2025's environmental policy and history looks like to actual historians of environmental policy and history?

EDGI's @EHAC_EDGI annotated its chapters on the EPA, the Dept of Energy, and more, providing fact-checking and context:
https://t.co/coF1WJWsFZ

[Environmental Data & Governance Initiative @EnviroDGI]

Read how the shifting legal landscape is changing the future of environmental regulation.

https://t.co/nN12CgNhxE

[Environmental Data & Governance Initiative @EnviroDGI]

Today we are launching our Public Comments Initiative to help the public and organizations understand and more effectively engage in the public comment process. 1/

Learn more: https://t.co/MXSLy0NU6H

[Environmental Data & Governance Initiative @EnviroDGI]

EDGI’s @EEW_Network is hosting a 5 part workshop series exploring the alternative tools we’re building to contextualize EPA data.

Building Civic Technologies for Environmental Data Justice. Starting July 31st. 📅

Register: https://t.co/Dp7s8ffHx7

[Environmental Data & Governance Initiative @EnviroDGI]

Major blow to env protection. This blocks agencies, with expertise on issues they regulate, from interpreting laws to develop rules. Huge regulatory decisions will be made by people whose knowledge of the subject has been delivered in seconds by staffers. https://t.co/8YQe7FsjCJ

[Environmental Data & Governance Initiative @EnviroDGI]

EDGI members @MarianneSulliv1, @kohl_ea, and @ChrisCSellers discuss the co-development of environmental justice and children’s environmental health at the EPA in an important piece for the journal Environmental Justice.

Read it here: https://t.co/dWXTtY36ex

[George Wyeth @wbgeorge]

@hankgreen I have no idea who you are, but as ex-EPA I really appreciate this. A really good thread. What is important and what gets attention are two totally different things. Especially technocratic stuff that is impactful but doesn't trigger anyone's desire to be outraged.

[Ethnic and Racial Studies @ERSjournal]

@tandfhss @changlawprof @slavprofsrc @AnthroBalkans @ChrisCSellers tells the fascinating story of how Atlanta was democratized by two prominent social movements of the late twentieth century.

You can read Boyd's review here: https://t.co/sc4jv58FzV

@MSUSociology

[Christopher Sellers @ChrisCSellers]

@ABalayannis I just wrote you about something via your univ message portal, since couldn't find your email. Also just now followed you here! Hoping to touch base!

[Environmental Data & Governance Initiative @EnviroDGI]

"'On paper, the Biden administration is more supportive of data transparency,' said @ChrisCSellers, 'but in practice, federal agencies tend not to prioritize it.'" https://t.co/KOoSUvtoqK By @Sara_Talpos

[Christopher Sellers @ChrisCSellers]

@urbaninsideout @farsouthhistory @kiangoh @mitpress @HNet_Reviews Thanks for the Retweet! Hope you are well…

[Christopher Sellers @ChrisCSellers]

@EnviroDGI @zBoratory And to tell from polls, next year we may soon face a reprise of November 2016!