Resources
Looking for information on environmental concerns in your area? Take a look at these great interactive websites:
Scorecard
Get an in-depth pollution report for your county, covering air, water, chemicals, and more.
http://www.scorecard.org/
EnviroMapper
The tool combines interactive maps and aerial photography to display facility-based information from the Envirofacts Warehouse.
http://www.epa.gov/enviro/emef/
The following link goes to an interactive search that shows the government's health risk score from industrial air pollution for a specific U.S. address.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/onlinenews.ap.org/pollution/test_searchy.html?SITE=AP&TEMPLATE=BLANK
*For more information on mitigating the effects of industrial pollution, contact DWEJ to find our about our CHATs (Community Hazard Awareness Training) program. To learn more about this program, please click here.
The organizations listed below are good resources for information on environmental, health, and educational issues on the topic of environmental justice.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
http://www-apps.niehs.nih.gov/outreach-education/
Clark
Atlanta
University Environmental
Justice
Resource
Center
Led by renown author and environmental justice researcher Dr. Robert Bullard
http://www.ejrc.cau.edu/
Deep South
Center for Environmental Justice
Headed by Dr. Beverly Wright, leading scholar on environmental justice issues
http://www.dscej.com/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Justice
Home for federal activity on environmental justice
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/index.html
West Harlem Environmental Action
Also known as WE ACT
http://www.weact.org/
SouthWest Organizing Project
Important Latin-led organization for economic and environmental issues
http://www.swop.net/
United Parents Against Lead
A parent organization for the prevention of lead poisoning and environmental hazards
http://www.upal.org/
People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources
Also known as PODER, this organization, based in Austin, Texas, is one of the leading examples of grassroots environmental justice work.
http://www.poder-texas.org/index.html
Alliance for Healthy Homes
This organization works to prevent and eliminate hazards in homes that can harm the health of children, families, and other residents. These hazards include lead, mold, carbon monoxide, radon, pests, and pesticides.
http://www.afhh.org/
