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This example map from Hang’s project indicates MODIS land surface temperature over selected underserved communities in Atlanta in early 2005. This map was co-designed by residents from those communities that are concerned about the seasonal change of extreme weather, air pollution, accessibility to green space such as parks and Atlanta BeltLine. (Credits: Ethan Li and Yun Hang, Emory University)

Using NASA Earth Observations to Support Environmental Justice Communities in Atlanta, Georgia

Topic
Applied Sciences
Climate
Equity and Environmental Justice
Health & Air Quality
Team: Melanie Pearson (Emory University), Christine Ekenga (Emory University), Yang Liu (Emory University), Ethan Li (Emory University), Erin Lebow-Skelley (Emory University), Alina Merceron (Emory University)...
Thermal imagery of Denver bus stop in the afternoon displaying large variability in surface temperatures due to land cover types and shading. Tripods in center of image are recording wet and dry globe temperatures and windspeed. Combining fine-scale surface temperature data, with high-resolution land cover data, we can build a land cover regression to downscale Landsat thermal imagery for all metropolitan transit locations in Denver.

Unequal distributions of commuter exposure to extreme heat and air pollution at neighborhood microscales

Topic
Urban Development
Equity and Environmental Justice
Health & Air Quality
Team: Peter Ibsen (US Geological Survey), Priyanka DeSouza (UC Denver), Jay Diffendorfer (US Geological Survey), Travis Warziniak (US Forest Service), Cody Bingham (University of British...
Land surface temperatures for study area (Cuyahoga County, Ohio), as derived from Landsat. Black lines show boundaries of census blocks. Blue dots show the greenspaces and census blocks where the on the ground tree surveys have been conducted, with one census block highlighted as an inset. Image Credit: Rob Moore (Cleveland State).

Improved monitoring and management of urban tree equity: integrating metrics of tree quality with tree cover

Topic
Urban Development
Climate
Equity and Environmental Justice
Ecological Conservation
Health & Air Quality
Team: Kevin Mueller (Cleveland State University), Brice Grunert (Cleveland State University), Thomas Hilde (Cleveland State University), Kaiguang Zhao (Ohio State University), Daniel Meaney (Cuyahoga County...
Visualization of mean smoke fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from the Community Multiscale Air Quality Modeling System (CMAQ; Wilkins et al. 2018) and average maximum temperatures from gridMET (Abatzoglou 2011) from August 2008, alongside a census-tract level indicator of poverty (CalEnviroScreen 4.0). Darker red shades indicate higher PM2.5 exposure, temperatures, and poverty.

Mapping Vulnerable Populations in California to Climate-Related Hazards

Topic
Climate
Risk & Resilience
Equity and Environmental Justice
Team: Paul English (Tracking California); Michael Jerrett (University of California, Los Angeles); Joseph Wilkins (Howard University, Inc.); Michelle Wong (Tracking California); Jenny Nguyen (University of...
Map of SEMCOG study area showing regions identified by SEMCOG as areas of persistent poverty, overlaid on a map of percent impervious surface for the seven county region.

Addressing Inequitable Flood Risks in Southeast Michigan through Green Infrastructure

Topic
Urban Development
Climate
Equity and Environmental Justice
Disasters
Ecological Conservation
Water Resources
Team: Mary Miller (Michigan Technological University), Michael Battaglia (Michigan Technological University), Laura Bourgeau-Chavez (Michigan Technological University), David Watkins (Michigan Technological University), Jessica Alger (Michigan Technological...
On April 20, 2023, Gasmine Myers, Julie Silva, and Sergii Skakun participated in the Fort Belknap Indian Community’s Annual Earth Day Fair in Harlem, Montana. The event was organized by the Fort Belknap Environmental Protection Department and over 200 students in Grades 4-6 attended the event. Gasmine, Julie, and Sergii ran an educational activity —adapted from an issue of NASA’s EOKids—titled ‘Watching Wildfires from Space’ that demonstrated how wildfires are monitored using satellites and Earth observatio

Environmental Injustice and Deaths of Despair: Lessons from Montanas Tribal Lands

Topic
Risk & Resilience
Equity and Environmental Justice
Team: PI Dr. Sergii Skakun, University of Maryland; Dante Chinni, Michigan State University; Kristal Jones, JG Research & Evaluation & University of Maryland; Gasmine Myers...
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for the New York City Metropolitan Area for 06/08/2023 due to very elevated levels of fine particulate matter related to wildfire smoke originated in Canada.

Pairing earth observations and socioeconomic data to enable student-led hazard monitoring for environmental justice in New York

Topic
Climate
Equity and Environmental Justice
Health & Air Quality
Team: Susana B. Adamo (Columbia University); Carolynne Hultquist (Columbia University); Cascade Tuholske (Montana State University); Greg Yetman (Columbia University); John Squires (Columbia University) Summary: We...
Environmental hazards that affect prisons. A) Federal Correctional Institution in Beaumont, TX, inundated during Hurricane Harvey, B) Rikers jail in 95th percentile (indicated by red) of national proximity to hazardous waste site, image credit: EJSCREEN, C) coal slurry located approximately 1 mile from proposed prison facility in Letcher county, KY

Applying the EVDT Integrated Modeling Framework for Environmental Justice Applications

Topic
Risk & Resilience
Equity and Environmental Justice
Team Members: Ufuoma Ovienmhada (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), David Pellow (University of California, Santa Barbara) Executive Summary: In recent years, researchers and journalists have elevated...
Priority decision topics currently under evaluation for the development of the Tribal fire decision support tool being developed by SDSU and partners. Data being selected for integration will support mapping of threats and priorities for southern California’s Tribal communities. The arrow at the bottom of the image illustrates the types of documents where decisions are likely to be applied.

Spatial decision support for fire management in Indigenous cultural and stewardship practices

Topic
Wildland Fires
Equity and Environmental Justice
Team Members: Megan Jennings (SDSU), Doug Stow (SDSU), Amber Pairis (CSA), Matthew Twyman (SDSU), Krista West (SDSU), Diane Foote (SDSU), Althea Walker (CSA), Mary Jane...
2023_EEJwebpages -Saved  SNSN Editing Editing Share Share: this file is shared Comments Catch up Undo There is nothing to redo. Paste Calibri (Body) 11 General Conditional Formatting Conditional Formatting Format As Table Cell Styles Cell Styles Insert Delete Format Sensitivity Add-ins P30 Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) of the southwest side of Chicago from 2011 NAIP imagery. High levels of vegetation are dark green while low level

Designing for Just Green Enough: A Data Integration Tool for Informing Community Green Space Planning

Topic
Urban Development
Climate
Equity and Environmental Justice
Ecological Conservation
Health & Air Quality
Team Members: Dr. Michelle Stuhlmacher (DePaul University), Dr. Winifred Curran (DePaul University), Dr. Marynia Kolak (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign), Dajoin Williams (DePaul University), Christopher...

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