Our Impact
In 1994, the Environmental Equity Information Institute began as a center for community-based environmental justice data, research, and education at Hampton University, an HBCU in Hampton, Virginia.
Our founding grew directly from early activism against environmental racism and a groundbreaking body of Black academic scholarship documenting environmental injustice in the U.S.
Simultaneously, our approach to mapping and data analysis has become more advanced.
Hours of free environmental data and technical assistance since 2023
Since 2023, E2I2 has expanded from 5 to 20 partnerships with community-based organizations (CBOs) and learning institutions in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Delaware.
Our team collaborates with CBOs to deliver customized data literacy training, hands-on technical assistance, and citizen science tools that residents use to track air quality, document environmental health impacts, build evidence for advocacy campaigns, and hold polluters accountable.
E2I2’s work reflects our community’s voice while providing data in an easy-to-understand way. They are helping us bridge the gap between science and lived experience, with the ultimate goal of helping our community residents see how environmental data connects to daily life and overall community health.
Tycoma Miller, Director of Outreach, West Anniston Foundation
E2I2 bridges the space between analysis and action—turning data into dialogue, and dialogue into solutions for environmental justice and food security across the Southeast
Frederick Griffin, Chief Executive Officer, Ebony Tree Public Benefits Corp
Healthy Communities Augusta recognizes E2I2 as an essential partner in driving environmental justice and democratizing data across the Southeast. Their work empowers community organizations like ours to access, interpret, and act on data that accurately reflects our lived realities.
Cassandra Loftlin, Coordinator, Healthy Communities Augusta