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New Data to Answer Questions about Drinking Water Access, Affordability, and Quality
Mapping at the Intersection: Environmental Justice & Conservation
Earlier this year, Gabe Watson and EmmaLi Tsai participated in a workshop hosted by Defenders of Wildlife to help researchers create better maps at the intersection of environmental justice and conservation. Decisions from the workshop resulted in this user guide & website, which walks users through a more collaborate and inclusive approach to conservation that considers biodiversity, climate change, and environmental justice. To put the framework and shared principles into practice, the guide also features a case study using the National Wildlife Refuge System to show where future land acquisition should be prioritized.
Where do you get your water from, and is it safe to drink? Advances in EPA modeling delivers for drinking water justice
Joint Public Comment: Creation of the White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council
The Wetlands Impact Tracker: Revealing Public Notices for the Public Good
Using AI to extract data from US Army Corps of Engineers public notices, the Wetlands Impact Tracker follows federal projects and their impacts on lands and waters along the Gulf Coast.
Better Environmental Permitting
Joint Public Comment on Phase 2 of the Environmental Justice Scorecard
Public Comment: OSTP’s Environmental Justice, Science, and Data Research Plan
Navigating Murky Waters: Tackling Saltwater Intrusion in Southeastern Louisiana
While the federal government spent tens of billions on water infrastructure in FY23, it has yet to prioritize the significant economic and health impacts of saltwater intrusion.
Key Takeaways: CEQ’s First-Ever Environmental Permitting Technology & Data Summit
Billions of Dollars, New Guidelines, Resources, and Technical Assistance: What’s the Outlook for Justice40?
It’s been more than two years since the launch of the Justice40 Initiative. EPIC’s new report, “Delivering on Justice40: Perspectives from State Agency Staff,” sheds light on how states are navigating the many emerging resources, guidelines, and challenges linked to delivering on the promise of Justice40 to communities in need.
Delivering on Justice40: Perspectives from State Agency Staff
We’re Falling Short On Measuring Environmental Justice Efforts—Better Tools Can Help.
Delivering on Environmental Justice (EJ) for historically underserved and pollution-burdened communities requires all hands—and data—on deck.
A New Job, A Transition, and A Commitment to Planet Earth
How water service boundary data advances environmental justice and climate resilience
Comment Letter to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council
CEJST is a simple map, with big implications and attention to cumulative burdens matters.
How the White House’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool guides Justice40 and four recommendations how it can be made better to advance equity
Billions of dollars and more than 30 EJ screening tools - How are Justice40 opportunities rolling out? Let’s find out!
EPIC is launching a new research project with Beech Hill Research and Climate XChange to analyze if and how states are spending funds equitably from J40, IRA and other federal sources. In this first phase of work, they will be investigating the pros and cons of the current workflow that state officials use to secure federal funding. Read more details about the project, and what you can expect from us in the coming months.
A Fairer Funding Stream
