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A blanket of white snow covers coastal North Carolina in this natural-color Aqua MODIS image from February 14, 2010.

Exploring synergistic opportunities between Charlotte-area environmental justice initiatives and NASA Earth science information.

Topic
Equity and Environmental Justice
Capacity Building
Exploring synergistic opportunities between Charlotte-area environmental justice initiatives and NASA earth science information. Team: Dr. Jacelyn Rice Boayue (North Caroline State University), Dr. Laurie Garo...
Map showing southeast Los Angeles urban heat exposure around community locations identified by Research Leadership Academy participants.

Communities for a Better Environment: Triangulating NASA Data and Participatory GIS with Local Organizing to Advance Environmental Justice in Los Angeles

Topic
Applied Sciences
Urban Development
Equity and Environmental Justice
Capacity Building
Health & Air Quality
In partnership with Communities for a Better Environment, a community-based organization leading the advancement of zero-emission technologies and green infrastructure in environmental justice communities, our...

Can remote data connect us to the land? A landscape analysis for braiding satellite-based information and Indigenous knowledge in California

Topic
Applied Sciences
Wildfires
Equity and Environmental Justice
Capacity Building
Water Resources
This project explores the potential of Remote Sensing (RS) and spatial data to advance Environmental Justice, with a focus on tribal land and water resources...
Historic map of the Harbor used in this study.

Understanding Contaminant Risk through Stories of 'Āina (Relationships between People and Places) in Ke Awa Lau o Pu'uloa (Pearl Harbor)

Topic
Applied Sciences
Equity and Environmental Justice
Water Resources
Team: Sandy Ward (Mālama Puʻuloa) Donn Viviani (Leeward Community College) Mia Comeros-Raynal (Water Resources Research Center at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) Dingyi Liu...
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)...

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