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Finding Government Data in 2025: Climate Data

This guide helps researchers locate federal datasets that may have been removed from government websites during administrative transitions.
Environmental Data Resources Guide

Environmental Data Resources

Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool

The tool has an interactive map and uses datasets that are indicators of burdens communities experience in eight categories: climate change, energy, health, housing, legacy pollution, transportation, water and wastewater, and workforce development. This tool has been downloaded and rehosted in advance of the Trump administration's takedown of this invaluable website and data resource.

Website: https://edgi-govdata-archiving.github.io/j40-cejst-2/en/

Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI)

A research collaborative and network of diverse professionals promoting evidence-based policy-making and public interest science that advances the Environmental Right to Know (ERTK).

Website: https://envirodatagov.org/

Public Environmental Data Project

Committed to preserving and providing public access to federal environmental data. They have identified 57 high-priority databases, of which 37 have been archived thus far [February 2025].

Website: https://screening-tools.com/

Healthy Regions & Policies (HeRoP) Lab

Preserved datasets and guidances include: The Center for Disease Control (CDC); The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Website: https://uofi.app.box.com/s/fqtslnfkpmgi32pb1cah1eyvmimvp740

Climate.gov

Mirrored and archived public data on locally hosted git server from UC Santa Barbara.

Website: https://git.lsit.ucsb.edu/publicdata/climate-gov-data

GlobalChange.gov

Mirrored and archived public data on locally hosted git server from UC Santa Barbara.

Website: https://git.lsit.ucsb.edu/publicdata/globalchange-gov

NOAA Sea Level Data

Mirrored and archived public data on locally hosted git server from UC Santa Barbara.

Website: https://git.lsit.ucsb.edu/publicdata/noaa-sea-level-data

CDC Environmental Justice Index

Mirrored and archived public data on locally hosted git server from UC Santa Barbara.

Website: https://git.lsit.ucsb.edu/publicdata/cdc-ej-index

The Climate Mirror Project

Mirrors and safely archives U.S. government websites and datasets related to climate, climate change, and global warming.

Website: https://climate.daknob.net/

Open Energy Data Initiative

Enabling research, collaboration, and transparency by providing open access to energy data and information.

Website: https://data.openei.org/

Council on Environmental Quality Environmental Justice Scorecard

Web archive

Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20250101142112/https://ejscorecard.geoplatform.gov/en/scorecard/environmental-protection-agency/

Harvard Dataverse

Predominantly health and environment data.

Website: https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/cafe-extracted-data

Last Updated: February 19, 2025