We help other EJ organizations identify and record their impact by conducting community-centered, culturally-rooted program and organizational evaluation research. For Sankofa Community Development Corporation in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward, we evaluated their STEM Wetland Education Project. Looking for evaluation research support? Let’s work together. Contact our Executive Director, Louise Palmer: lpalmer@e2i2.org Together, we can […]

E2I2 offers ongoing technical assistance to community partners, including: For the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice and Intellectual Concepts, LLC, we provide data analysis for environmental justice reports. For the West Anniston Foundation, we are providing support to design and implement a community environment health assessment, including citizen science projects. Looking for environmental justice […]

How does pollution affect pregnancy? • High temperatures during pregnancy are linked to premature births and stillbirths. • Air pollution exposure can contribute to low birth weight, preterm birth, and worsened asthma—which, if untreated, can lead to dangerous conditions like pre-eclampsia. This is a critical but under-researched area. E2I2 is collaborating with maternal health organizations […]

Funded by the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ), EJDAP is an interactive online portal providing environmental justice organizations with access to critical environmental health data. E2I2 serves as a technical subcontractor to Intellectual Concepts, LLC, providing: Technical support and ongoing maintenance. Data analysis and visualization. Plain-language data interpretation. Explore EJDAP at www.ejdap.org.

Access to environmental and health data is increasing, but communities need the tools to interpret and act on it. Power Over Pollution is E2I2’s environmental health data literacy training program, designed to help EJ communities: Understand environmental and health risks. Navigate pollution-related data sources. Interpret maps, charts, and reports. Develop action plans for community advocacy. […]

In a groundbreaking initiative, E2I2 with its partner Intellectual Concepts, LLC, developed prototype solar-powered, community-owned air pollution sensors to collect real-time pollution data. Our air monitors are tailored to the chemicals of concern in the communities we work with. Partnering with Deep South Center for Environmental Justice and Intellectual Concepts, LLC, we are: Installing five […]

E2I2 provides data-driven insights to help communities tell their environmental justice stories. We use tools like: • EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Program and Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program• Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) to describe environmental burdens.• EPA’s EJScreen to compare community data with national and state averages.• CDC Places health data• U.S. […]

Despite the abundance of environmental justice data, it is often scattered across various federal, state, and local agencies, making access and interpretation difficult. E2I2 creates community-specific GIS maps to highlight pollutants such as toxic air emissions from Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facilities and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Our mapping overlays environmental data with socio-demographic factors […]

We conducted community engagement with families facing fertilizer-contaminated water from household wells. Due to contamination, families were forced to spend money on bottled water. Together we identified a simple solution—digging deeper wells. Impact:  Improved health outcomes. Reduced the financial burden of purchasing bottled water.

Environmental Conferences & Brownfields Redevelopment Workshops Virginia Statewide Collaboration Partnered with Virginia Union University, Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation, and local nonprofits Hosted environmental health and redevelopment conferences to address pollution concerns Provided policy recommendations and community resources to drive sustainable development Impact: Strengthened partnerships between community groups and environmental organizations Supported long-term solutions for land […]