The EPA Is Quietly Killing Its Web Archive

A discreet banner update reveals the Environmental Protection Agency plans to decommission its online archive on December 31, 2026, erasing tens of thousands of documents on contamination, clean power, and past climate policies. Researchers like EDGI's Gretchen Gehrke call the records irreplaceable. The agency tried a similar shutdown in 2022 and backed down after backlash; critics warn the loss will cripple oversight and force researchers into an already overwhelmed FOIA system.