Shannon Dosemagen

What’s Next for the Next Generation of Environmental Rights Cases? Young people are building on lessons learned in recent litigation, using state constitutions and laws to develop and enforce environmental protections.

NEW: As the federal government retreats from combating climate change, several cases on state dockets across the US are pitting citizens against polluters and the states where they reside. @johnsurico.bsky.social discusses the new frontline in the legal fight for environmental rights.

EPA’s new way of evaluating pollution rules hands deregulators a sledgehammer and license to ignore public health In the world of cost benefit analysis, if an impact isn’t monetized, it doesn’t exist. A former EPA official explains what’s changing now and why it matters.

Great (+ sad) read from an agency insider. A “technical” change at EPA counts industry costs but ignores the health benefits of cleaner air. It’s a biased move that opens the door to deregulation, with serious consequences for public health and accountability. theconversation.com/epas-new-way...

An engaged group, organized by @opensciencehw.bsky.social & partners, met last week to assess the state of open science hardware. OScH has matured, showing up in policy, funding calls, & research, but still bumps up against institutional norms. Conversations focused on building bridges. More soon!

Trump team plans to break up ‘global mothership’ of climate science Much of the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s non-climate portfolio will be dispersed, the White House says.

Here's our reporting on the proposed dismantling of the jewel of US atmospheric science, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social.

The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🧪 #AGU25 #climate

Urgent: National parks need you right now! Tell your Senator to vote NO on Lee Amendment #3972 to Interior Appropriations. Call: npca.org/dial.

DIGITCORE - The Digital Toolkit for Collaborative Environmental Research

We’re excited to release the DIGITCORE Toolkit! The Digital Toolkit for Collaborative Environmental Research (DIGITCORE) outlines challenges, problems, and situations experienced in collaborative environmental research.

Access the toolkit at digitcore.openenvironmentaldata.org

Open Call for Fellowship Applications, 2026 and 2026-2027 Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society welcomes applications for its 2026 and 2026-2027 fellowships.

🚨 Applications open for Berkman Klein Center Fellowship.

Appreciated my time in this fellowship a decade ago, great community. This year’s call focuses on scholars, technologists, & practitioners advancing interdisciplinary AI work.

📍 Cambridge, MA residency encouraged
⏰ Deadline: 12/5/25
🔻Details

Feed the People: No One Should Go Hungry — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER Dr. Grace Bagwell Adams is a public health expert, professor, and mother. She submitted this essay to The Bitter Southerner as a righteous call to anger — a professional and personal take on one of th...

“Every empty plate is a policy choice... Hunger in America isn’t inevitable, it’s the result of decisions about who deserves support." When government falls short, communities must step up. Food inequity exists everywhere; donate, volunteer, plug in.

As a member of the Nat'l Parks Conservation Assoc. Board of Trustees, I’m excited to share we’re searching for our next President & CEO: a visionary leader to guide NPCA’s work protecting and reimagining the future of national parks in the U.S.
🌿 Learn more: npca.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk0zw8s...

🎉 @opensciencehw.bsky.social has named @griffey.bsky.social its 1st Executive Director! A leader in 🔓 open infrastructure & the 🔍 research ecosystem, Jason will guide OSHF to build sustainable community-driven systems for #openscience worldwide.

opensciencehardware.org/2025/10/oshf...

#opensource

How can research on tech & society best support the public who democracy exists to serve?

I'm grateful to all for a conversation about what deep, long-term collaboration with the people of New York looks like, and to @sengonzalezny.bsky.social for challenging us to ground our work in community

PAIRS: Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium Exploring how public voices can shape the future of artificial intelligence.

📢 Call for Abstracts: Participatory AI Development, Governance and Power at PAIRS26, taking place alongside the India AI Impact Summit in Feb 26! 🚀

www.pairs.site/

Open for papers, presentations or poster abstracts for online or in-person (Delhi) sessions. Deadline: 31st October.

We’re hiring: Executive Director - Open Science Hardware Foundation Job Summary The Open Science Hardware Foundation (OSHF) is a U.S.-based 501c3 not-for-profit organization working to foster enabling ecosystem for open-source development of scientific instruments, eq...

🚨Priority deadline for @opensciencehw.bsky.social's next Executive Director is 📅 TODAY Aug 15! Lead a growing nonprofit + global #openhardware movement.

🔗Apply or share: opensciencehardware.org/2025/07/were...

📍Remote ⏰Full-time 💰USD 100–115k

#openscience #opensource #jobs #hiring

We’re hiring: Executive Director - Open Science Hardware Foundation Job Summary The Open Science Hardware Foundation (OSHF) is a U.S.-based 501c3 not-for-profit organization working to foster enabling ecosystem for open-source development of scientific instruments, eq...

🚨We’re in the final week before the priority deadline for our next Executive Director! Lead @opensciencehw.bsky.social, grow the global #openscience hardware movement.

Apply and share: opensciencehardware.org/2025/07/were...

📅Priority deadline: Aug 15, 2025

#openhardware #opensource #jobs #hiring

We’re hiring: Executive Director - Open Science Hardware Foundation Job Summary The Open Science Hardware Foundation (OSHF) is a U.S.-based 501c3 not-for-profit organization working to foster enabling ecosystem for open-source development of scientific instruments, eq...

🚨 REMINDER: We're #hiring a new Executive Director!
📍 Remote ⏰ Full-time 💰 USD 100–115k
Help grow the OSHF, lead programs+fundraising, and support #openscience & #openhardware:
opensciencehardware.org/2025/07/were...

#job #opensource #sciencejob

We’re hiring: Executive Director - Open Science Hardware Foundation Job Summary The Open Science Hardware Foundation (OSHF) is a U.S.-based 501c3 not-for-profit organization working to foster enabling ecosystem for open-source development of scientific instruments, eq...

🚨 Job alert: Exec Director @opensciencehw.bsky.social
📍 Remote | Full-time | $100–$115k
We're hiring our first ED! Help grow the org, lead programs + fundraising, and support open science hardware.
Details: opensciencehardware.org/2025/07/were...

#OpenScience #OpenHardware #Jobs

Actions for environmental justice from autonomous and community-based technological infrastructures Leer en español Sursiendo, along with May First Movement Technology, is researching action strategies to embed environmental sustainability into autonomous internet communications infrastructure…

Spending the morning learning about Sursiendo + May First Movement Tech’s new work on embedding environmental sustainability into autonomous internet infrastructure. They had me at the Axolotl cartoon, but I’m excited to dig into their community-based tech work 💡

sursiendo.org/2025/07/acti...

Reflecting on how participatory science took root -- what worked, what didn’t, what’s next. A friend shared this brilliant podcast on ethics in health research: 5 episodes, 10 guests, deep honesty on justice, care & systems. Highly recommend.
🎧 ethicsinpractice.net/home

Hawaii’s Lawsuit Against Oil Companies Alleges “Harm to Public Trust Resources” States are suing companies that cause harm to the environment, relying on mandates requiring protection of public resources.

Hawaii is suing oil companies by invoking the state constitution's "public trust doctrine," which declares that “all public natural resources are held in trust by the State for the benefit of the people." Sarah J. Morath explores this new trend in environmental litigation.

🚀 The Open Science Hardware Foundation is now on Bluesky and LinkedIn! Follow along, we’ll be posting a new position soon.
🔗 lnkd.in/gwAjccRn
🦋 bsky.app/profile/opensciencehw.bsky.social
🌐 opensciencehardware.org

June updates from OEDP

Our June newsletter is out! Catch up on OEDP's recent goings-on, including:

🤝 highlights from the Community Data Playbook;

✍ an op-ed about hardware procurement from @sdosemagen.bsky.social , Eunice Mercado-Lara + Alison Parker;

☀️ AGU's Days of Action in D.C.

open.substack.com/pub/openenvi...

Oppose the Senate reconciliation bill We could see one of the largest fire sales of public lands in our nation’s history – with roughly 3 million acres going to the highest bidder – thanks to the Senate’s new budget reconciliation bill. A...

Been deep in ✨open✨ all week at UN Open Source + Linux OS Summit (keynote today!). I’m off next to a Nat’l Parks Conservation Assoc. board mtg + thinking about this admin’s attack on public lands. Use your voice before the reconciliation vote: 👉 www.npca.org/notforsale

In NYC this week for UN Open Source, bringing the open science hardware angle. Grateful for the GOSH community - folks worldwide making tools like 3D-printed microscopes & air/water sensors. Curious? Their forum is a great place to start: openhardware.science

open-weather Feminist art, tech and education project about our changing relations to weather and climate. Learn DIY satellite imagery reception and reading.

Spending time this morning catching up on one of my favorite projects, the open-weather community. Today, their eNews starts, "On Friday 6 June, members of the open-weather network captured the last images from NOAA-18..." Cliffhanger, but you can check them out here: open-weather.community

Unlocking Innovation: Why Federal Procurement Should Embrace Open Source | TechPolicy.Press Eunice Mercado-Lara, Shannon Dosemagen, and Alison Parker make the case for reforming federal procurement rules to boost open source solutions.

📣 New article from ‪@euniceml.bsky.social‬, Alison Parker, & me in @techpolicypress.bsky.social on the role of procurement in shaping the infrastructure of democracy, arguing for the role of open-source in producing a better vision to broaden who can participate in federal procurement systems.

Advancing Open Science Hardware: Opportunities and Challenges in US Government Procurement

#OpenScience Hardware in Govt Procurement: OSH cuts costs & drives innovation—but outdated policies block progress. New @wilsoncenter.org & @openenvirodata.bsky.social report by @euniceml.bsky.social of @orca-open.bsky.social suggests solutions: bit.ly/447Upzd #OpenHardware #OpenSource

Community Data Playbook Cover

We’re so proud to release the Community Data Playbook!

Communities around the world collect and use #environmental data, but face barriers in using data to its fullest extent; to unlock the potential benefits of community-generated environmental data, we need better data governance approaches.

The White House Frames the Past by Erasing Parts of It As the Trump administration pulls government websites and data offline, it is selectively stripping away the public record, letting the president declare his own version of history, archivists and his...

"As data and resources are deleted or altered, something foundational is also at risk: Americans’ ability to access and evaluate their past, and with it, their already shaky trust in facts." Nice rundown, including a shoutout to @openenvirodata.bsky.social for work in env & climate data space.

America's digital infrastructure belongs to you COMMENTARY | We’ve seen unprecedented attacks on our nation’s federal digital infrastructure, from removing or restricting datasets and tools, to taking websites offline, to widespread layoffs.

From colleagues at Open Environmental Data Project and partners, an OpEd on digital infrastructure, federal collapse, and how we move through and past this moment to, "re-build our digital infrastructure — to make it more useful, more meaningful and ultimately to improve the lives of Americans."

What is Signal? The messaging app, explained. With news this week of the messaging app being used to discuss war plans, we get you up to speed on what Signal should be used for—and what it shouldn’t.

Everyone's suddenly talking about Signal for some reason. If you don't know - here's what it should and shouldn't be used for. www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/27/1...