The EPA is quietly killing its web archive

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By Rachel Santarsiero, Mother JonesOct 31, 2026, 9:00 am95 ptsTrending
In a little-noticed webpage update, the Environmental Protection Agency has announced a plan to decommission its online web archive at the end of the year, a move that would wipe tens of thousands of publicly available environmental resources from the web. The discreet banner notice comes in stark contrast to…

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