Environmental Justice News

Articles, resources, and announcements from Environmental Justice.

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Urban Pollution and Heat: Houston, We Have a Problem

While particulate pollution decreased overall across the greater Houston metropolitan area, social vulnerability from pollution and heat is increasing in more urban areas.

Blog

Nov 8, 2024

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Training the Next Generation of Data Communicators

A NASA-funded project is helping U.S. college students learn how to work with ECOSTRESS mission data and communicate the science behind these data.

News

Jul 23, 2024

The square image shows dots of different colors representing PM2.5 levels across norther India. Blue and green colors in the lower half of the image indicate lower levels of particulates in the air; yellow and red colors in the upper half indicate areas with high levels of pollutants, such as along the foothills of the Himalayas.

Tracking India's Air Quality

Researchers are using NASA Earth observation data to measure India’s air pollution and identify who could be harmed most by it.

Feature Article

May 16, 2024

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New Resource Speeds Access to Environmental Justice Data

The NASA Environmental Justice Data Search Interface lets you explore hundreds of datasets related to environmental and climate justice.

News

Apr 22, 2024

This graphic from POPGRID Viewer offers a visual representation of population data (orange and pink) in China, India, Japan, North and South Korea, and several other countries in the region.

Data Tool in Focus: POPGRID Viewer

The POPGRID Viewer tool demystifies the process of finding the right population dataset.

Feature Article

Oct 31, 2023

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How Open Science is Enabling Equity and Environmental Justice

NASA-funded projects are using Earth observation data to bring greater equity to underserved communities in the U.S. Gulf South.

Feature Article

Oct 18, 2023

This image features a view of New York City's Times Square looking south in early evening. The right, left, and middle background of the image shows office buildings, skyscapers, and stores with bright lights and advertising signs surrounding the square. The center of the image shows cars and people traversing the streets and sidewalks below.

Adding the Who to Earth Observations

Socioeconomic data help reveal what Earth observations mean for the lives of people and communities.

Feature Article

Aug 9, 2023

This image shows a map of Europe colored in yellow, orange, red, and purple. The colors correspond to areas of relative deprivation. The brighter the color (orange and yellow), the higher the level of relative deprivation.

Measuring Relative Poverty and Deprivation around the Globe

The Global Gridded Relative Deprivation Index is the first product of its kind to cover the world at a 1-kilometer resolution.

Feature Article

Jul 13, 2023

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