U.S. Government Information: Archived and Alternative Sources

This guide contains both alternative sources for government data as well as links to archived datasets and resources removed from government websites.

Climate and Environmental Data

US EPA cloned data
This is a clone of the EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency) USEPA GitHub organization. It contains forks of non-empty open source repositories.
Harvard Dataverse Network (DVN)
Open data repository for researchers. Links to Earth and Environmental subject collections.
Environment Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI)
Forming in November 2016 to document and analyze changes to vulnerable federal environmental data and governance practices under the Trump administration, EDGI has grown into the preeminent watchdog tracking and assessing modifications to federal environmental information resources and their accessibility; a national leader in highlighting Trump’s impacts on environmental, data, and information policies and practices; and the forerunner in developing a new field of inquiry and critique: environmental data justice.
NOAA heat-index files (2025-01-17)
Archived NOAA heat-index files hosted at Internet Archive.
Public Environmental Data Project
The Public Environmental Data Partners are committed to preserving and providing public access to federal environmental data. We are a volunteer coalition of several environmental, justice, and policy organizations, researchers across several universities, archivists, and students who rely on federal datasets and tools to support critical research, advocacy, policy, and litigation work.