McCourt School of Public Policy
Massive Data Institute
Massive Data Institute

Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. At the EIDC, data is investigated, managed, and utilized with Environmental Justice as the core value of our process.

Data

Many datasets in the EIDC can be useful for advocates and researchers interested in Environmental Justice (EJ).  The most relevant EJ datasets are marked with an ‘Environmental justice research hub’ tag on the platform. Key datasets include:

 A collection of environmental and social indicators linked to communities across the U.S., collected and used by the US Digital Service in partnership with the Council on Environmental Quality

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A national dataset on health data for small areas (census tract level)

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This dataset includes socio-economic, physical, housing, eviction, and risk indicators for communities.

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Projects & Visualizations

The Biden Administration’s Justice40 Initiative mandates that 40% of federal investments in climate and clean energy reach disadvantaged communities. This project allows users to merge their own demographic variables into the official screening tool.

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Using the Justice40 tool dataset, this visualization library includes maps and graphs that are easily adjustable to user needs.

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This project showcases how to complement the Justice40 research with demographics indicators using census API.

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We want to hear from you

If you have any questions, need some help, have feedback or requests for us, or would like our help setting up EIDC for your classroom, don’t hesitate to reach out to eidc@georgetown.edu!

Research

All Environmental Justice Research

News

EIDC Resources Set to Enhance Students’ Environmental Research

Written by Carrie McDonald, MDI Journalism Intern As the new academic year begins, the Environmental Impact Data Collaborative (EIDC), managed by the Massive Data Institute (MDI), is equipping…

September 12, 2023

Featured Research, News

Green Jobs and the Redistricting Problem using Spatial Data Aggregation

February 28, 2023

Posters

Fanni Varhelyi ’24 and Minh Quach ’24 MDI Scholar Fall 2022 Showcase Poster

January 9, 2023

Posters

Shaila Sundram ’23 MDI Scholar Fall 2022 Showcase Poster

January 9, 2023