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Created page with "=====Five Americans Die Every Hour From Toxic Vehicle Emissions, Study Finds===== [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/deaths-vehicle-emissions-pollution | Dharna Noor | The Guardian | June 29, 2026] A new analysis links road-vehicle pollution to tens of thousands of premature deaths and many childhood asthma cases in the United States. The article is useful for environmental justice because traffic pollution is often concentrated near highways, freight rout..."
 
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=====Five Americans Die Every Hour From Toxic Vehicle Emissions, Study Finds=====
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[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/deaths-vehicle-emissions-pollution | Dharna Noor | The Guardian | June 29, 2026]
A new analysis links road-vehicle pollution to tens of thousands of premature deaths and many childhood asthma cases in the United States. The article is useful for environmental justice because traffic pollution is often concentrated near highways, freight routes, and low-income neighborhoods.


=====New Study Suggests Health Damage From Exposure to Ohio Toxic Train Spill=====
== Environmental Justice: Core Themes and Resources ==
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/ohio-east-palestine-train-toxic-crash | Carey Gillam | The Guardian | June 26, 2026]
Researchers found signs of lasting immune-system stress among some residents exposed to chemicals after the East Palestine derailment. The story highlights why community health tracking matters after toxic disasters.


=====US Says Chemical Maker Chemours to Pay $450M to Settle ‘Forever Chemicals’ Case=====
The pages are a collection of environmental justice articles and resources. Overall, they show how pollution, climate change, industrial siting, transportation, heat, water insecurity, and weak regulation often place the greatest burdens on communities that already face poverty, racial inequality, health disparities, or limited political power.
[https://apnews.com/article/1691f3a26d6db9829f4407d418c55789 | Matthew Daly | Associated Press | June 25, 2026]
The settlement addresses PFAS discharges affecting rivers and drinking-water supplies in multiple states. It is relevant to environmental justice because contaminated water often burdens communities near chemical plants and industrial sites.


=====The Relationship Between the Urban Heat Island Effect and Environmental Justice=====
=== Unequal Pollution Exposure ===
[https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/climate/articles/10.3389/fclim.2026.1812618/full | M. Bobrowska-Korzeniowska | Frontiers in Climate | June 2026]
The biggest theme is unequal exposure to pollution. Several pages focus on vehicle emissions, warehouse expansion, diesel trucks, fossil-fuel infrastructure, gas plants, coke ovens, coal plants, cement plants, and industrial chemical sites. The common point is that pollution is not spread evenly. Highways, ports, warehouses, refineries, power plants, and toxic facilities are often located near low-income neighborhoods, communities of color, Indigenous communities, and other places with less political influence.
This research connects urban heat islands, air pollution, housing conditions, and allergic disease risks among children. It shows how heat and pollution can compound health burdens in disadvantaged neighborhoods.


=====This LA Neighborhood Is Choked by Smog. The Solution: A Network of Sensors on Offices, Homes and Bags=====
=== Toxic Chemicals and Accountability ===
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/pacoima-pollution-air-sensors-monitoring | Maanvi Singh | The Guardian | June 9, 2026]
Another major theme is toxic chemicals and long-term accountability. The East Palestine train spill, PFAS contamination, Chemours settlement, military waste in Alaska, toxic dust from the Great Salt Lake, and bankrupt industrial polluters all show how communities can be left with health risks long after a spill, factory closure, or regulatory failure. These pages emphasize the need for cleanup funding, health monitoring, stronger chemical rules, and polluter responsibility.
Residents in Pacoima are using low-cost air sensors to document hyperlocal pollution that government monitors may miss. The article is a strong example of community-led environmental monitoring.


=====Climate Justice: Why the Burden Isn’t Equal=====
=== Urban Heat and Cooling Equity ===
[https://www.iqair.com/newsroom/climate-justice-why-the-burden-isnt-equal | IQAir | IQAir | June 3, 2026]
The material also highlights urban heat as an environmental justice issue. Articles on heat islands, tree canopy gaps, satellite heat mapping, citizen heat sensing, and tree equity show that neighborhoods with fewer trees, more pavement, poorer housing, and less cooling access face higher heat risk. Heat is treated not just as a climate problem, but as a public-health and housing-equity problem.
This explainer describes how communities that contribute least to emissions often face higher pollution and climate risks. It connects air quality, inequality, and environmental health.


=====Trees Halve Urban Heat Island Effect Globally but Unequal Access Remains=====
=== Air Pollution and Health ===
[https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-71825-x | R. I. McDonald et al. | Nature Communications | 2026]
A fourth theme is air pollution and health. The pages connect traffic pollution, wildfire smoke, industrial emissions, ozone, particulate matter, and heat to asthma, allergies, cardiovascular disease, childhood health, pregnancy risk, and older-adult vulnerability. Several items stress that official air monitors may miss pollution hotspots, which makes community sensors and better monitoring important.
This study finds that tree canopy can substantially reduce urban heat, but benefits are unevenly distributed. It supports tree-equity planning in low-income and heat-burdened neighborhoods.


=====PFAS: NGOs Sue French State Over Failure to Tackle ‘Forever Chemicals’=====
=== Water Justice ===
[https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2026/05/21/pfas-ngos-sue-french-state-over-failure-to-tackle-forever-chemicals_6753696_114.html | Stéphane Mandard | Le Monde | May 21, 2026]
The collection also covers water justice. Articles on global water stress, sanitation, mining, PFAS, drinking-water contamination, and environmental degradation frame clean water as a human-rights issue. The mining-related pages show how the clean-energy transition can still create environmental harm when mineral extraction threatens rivers and drinking-water systems.
Environmental groups and residents sued the French government over alleged failures to prevent and remedy PFAS pollution. The case shows how chemical contamination becomes a rights and accountability issue.


=====High Levels of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found Off Coast of Southern England=====
=== Community Science and Mapping ===
[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/19/toxic-pfa-forever-chemicals-channel-southern-england-solent | Helena Horton | The Guardian | May 19, 2026]
Another strong thread is community science and mapping tools. Resources such as EJScreen, CalEnviroScreen, the Environmental Justice Index, EnviroAtlas, Tree Equity Score, AirNow, PurpleAir, OpenAQ, CDC tracking tools, and NOAA heat-mapping campaigns show how data can help identify overburdened places. The Pacoima sensor story is a practical example of residents gathering their own evidence when official systems miss local pollution.
Researchers found PFAS contamination in water, soil, and marine life around the Solent. The findings show how wastewater, landfills, and military sites can create widespread toxic exposure.


=====How Climate Change Makes Your Allergies Worse=====
=== Policy, Regulation, and Cumulative Impacts ===
[https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08052026/pollen-allergies-climate-change/ | Kiley Price | Inside Climate News | May 8, 2026]
The policy-related pages focus on regulation, funding, and cumulative impacts. They show that environmental justice depends not only on identifying pollution, but also on enforcing rules, funding local resilience, preventing new polluting infrastructure, and considering multiple overlapping burdens at once. Several articles discuss federal rollbacks, canceled grants, air-quality rules, power-plant regulation, and local ordinances as examples of how policy decisions affect frontline communities.
The article explains how warming, carbon pollution, pollen, heat waves, and air pollution can worsen allergies and asthma. It is useful for connecting environmental justice to respiratory health.


=====Protecting Water in the Mining Rush=====
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[https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2026/04/protecting-water-in-the-mining-rush-a-world-water-day-panel/ | Wilson Center | New Security Beat | April 16, 2026]
===Transportation, Freight, and Clean Mobility===
This article examines how mining for critical minerals can threaten rivers and drinking-water systems. It is relevant for environmental justice because extraction burdens often fall on rural, Indigenous, or politically marginalized communities.


=====Environmental Degradation Leaves Billions Without Life-Sustaining Water and Sanitation=====
=====Five Americans Die Every Hour From Toxic Vehicle Emissions, Study Finds=====
[https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2026/04/environmental-degradation-leaves-billions-without-life-sustaining-water-and | UN Human Rights Office | OHCHR | April 10, 2026]
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/deaths-vehicle-emissions-pollution | Dharna Noor | The Guardian | June 29, 2026]
  The article frames water and sanitation access as human-rights issues affected by pollution, degradation, and inequality. It connects water insecurity to environmental justice and public health.
  A new analysis links road-vehicle pollution to tens of thousands of premature deaths and many childhood asthma cases in the United States. The article is useful for environmental justice because traffic pollution is often concentrated near highways, freight routes, and low-income neighborhoods.


=====As Doctors See the Costs of Climate Change, Trump Plays a Deadly Game of Denial=====
=====New Report Finds Disadvantaged Communities Bear the Brunt of Warehouse Expansion=====
[https://earthjustice.org/article/as-doctors-see-the-costs-of-climate-change-trump-plays-a-deadly-game-of-denial | Jessica A. Knoblauch | Earthjustice | March 26, 2026]
[https://earthjustice.org/press/2025/new-report-finds-disadvantaged-communities-bear-the-brunt-of-massive-warehouse-expansion-through-new-york-state | Earthjustice | Earthjustice | April 28, 2025]
  Physicians and advocates describe how climate change, fossil-fuel pollution, heat, wildfire smoke, and air toxics affect patient health. The article highlights climate-health harms in frontline communities.
  The report finds that large warehouses and diesel truck traffic are concentrated in disadvantaged communities. It supports policy solutions that reduce freight-related air pollution.


=====UN World Water Development Report 2026=====
=====Stricter Truck Pollution Rule Would Prevent 500 Deaths a Year=====
[https://www.unwater.org/publications/un-world-water-development-report-2026 | UN-Water | UN-Water | March 19, 2026]
[https://phys.org/news/2025-03-stricter-truck-pollution-deaths-year.html | Tribune News Service | Phys.org | March 19, 2025]
  This report documents global water insecurity and the uneven burden of unsafe drinking water and sanitation. It provides background for articles on water justice, public health, and unequal infrastructure access.
  The article discusses health benefits from stronger truck pollution standards. It is useful for freight-corridor communities exposed to diesel emissions and asthma risks.


=====World Enters “Era of Global Water Bankruptcy,” UN Scientists Warn=====
=====Adopting Zero-Emission Trucks and Buses Could Save Lives, Prevent Asthma=====
[https://unu.edu/inweh/news/world-enters-era-global-water-bankruptcy | United Nations University | UNU-INWEH | January 20, 2026]
[https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/03/adopting-zero-emission-trucks-and-buses-could-save-lives-prevent-asthma-in-illinois | Amanda Morris | Northwestern University | March 18, 2025]
  UN researchers warn that water systems are being pushed beyond recovery in many regions. The article is useful for explaining why water insecurity is both an environmental and justice problem.
  Researchers modeled how cleaner trucks and buses could reduce deaths, asthma, and pollution in Illinois. Community partners helped shape the research questions, making this a strong example of participatory science.


=====Climate Vulnerability and Community Health in Greensboro=====
=====To Build a Thriving Electric Vehicle Market, Prioritize Equity and Justice=====
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.15675 | Rehinatu Usman and Onyedikachi J. Okeke | arXiv | January 15, 2026]
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/science_society/justice/ | ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | August 28, 2024]
  This study maps flood exposure, respiratory health, poverty, aging housing, and social disadvantage in Greensboro, North Carolina. It shows how neighborhood-level data can identify environmental justice hotspots.
  This research summary argues that EV policy must account for equity and access. It connects clean transportation to environmental justice and pollution reduction.


=====Despite Trump-Era Reversals, 2025 Still Saw Environmental Wins=====
=====Electric School Buses May Yield Significant Health and Climate Benefits=====
[https://grist.org/solutions/despite-trump-era-reversals-2025-still-saw-environmental-wins-here-are-7-worth-noting/ | Maya Yang | Grist | January 4, 2026]
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240520122742.htm | ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | May 20, 2024]
  This article reviews local and state environmental wins, including pollution tracking and community protections. It is useful for showing that environmental justice work can continue even when federal policy shifts.
  Researchers found major health and climate benefits from replacing diesel school buses with electric buses. The article is relevant to children’s exposure to diesel exhaust.


=====Satellites, Urban Heat, and Environmental Justice=====
===Toxic Chemicals, Industrial Sites, and Fenceline Communities===
[https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1785&context=sees_articles | Joshua B. Fisher | Chapman University | 2026]
This paper explains how satellite data can help map urban heat and environmental inequity. It supports community-centered heat-risk planning and targeted cooling investments.


=====A Systematic Review of Urban Heat Island Impacts and Mitigation=====
=====New Study Suggests Health Damage From Exposure to Ohio Toxic Train Spill=====
[https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/14/1/82 | Z. Zheng et al. | Systems | 2026]
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/ohio-east-palestine-train-toxic-crash | Carey Gillam | The Guardian | June 26, 2026]
  The review summarizes research on urban heat islands, public health, mitigation, equity, and policy. It is useful for explaining why heat mapping must account for social vulnerability.
  Researchers found signs of lasting immune-system stress among some residents exposed to chemicals after the East Palestine derailment. The story highlights why community health tracking matters after toxic disasters.


=====Integrated Assessment of Environmental, Infrastructural, and Social Risks in Cities=====
=====US Says Chemical Maker Chemours to Pay $450M to Settle ‘Forever Chemicals’ Case=====
[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12894855/ | S. Liu et al. | PMC | 2026]
[https://apnews.com/article/1691f3a26d6db9829f4407d418c55789 | Matthew Daly | Associated Press | June 25, 2026]
  This study examines overlapping urban risks such as air pollution, heatwaves, flooding, and infrastructure vulnerability. It supports environmental justice approaches that consider cumulative burdens.
  The settlement addresses PFAS discharges affecting rivers and drinking-water supplies in multiple states. It is relevant to environmental justice because contaminated water often burdens communities near chemical plants and industrial sites.


=====Wildfires and Public Health: A Comprehensive Review=====
=====PFAS: NGOs Sue French State Over Failure to Tackle ‘Forever Chemicals’=====
[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12914487/ | X. Ye et al. | PMC | 2026]
[https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2026/05/21/pfas-ngos-sue-french-state-over-failure-to-tackle-forever-chemicals_6753696_114.html | Stéphane Mandard | Le Monde | May 21, 2026]
  This review summarizes how wildfire smoke affects respiratory and cardiovascular health. It is relevant to environmental justice because smoke exposure often combines with housing, work, and health-care inequities.
  Environmental groups and residents sued the French government over alleged failures to prevent and remedy PFAS pollution. The case shows how chemical contamination becomes a rights and accountability issue.


=====Air Pollution, Asthma and Diet: From Mechanisms to Public Health=====
=====High Levels of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found Off Coast of Southern England=====
[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12942803/ | P. A. Carvalho et al. | PMC | 2026]
[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/19/toxic-pfa-forever-chemicals-channel-southern-england-solent | Helena Horton | The Guardian | May 19, 2026]
  The review examines how air pollution contributes to asthma and lung-function harms. It provides science background for asthma hotspots in communities exposed to traffic, industry, and wildfire smoke.
  Researchers found PFAS contamination in water, soil, and marine life around the Solent. The findings show how wastewater, landfills, and military sites can create widespread toxic exposure.
 
=====Prenatal Exposure to Extreme Heat and Autism in Children=====
[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12991822/ | D. G. Luglio et al. | PMC | 2026]
This study looks at prenatal heat exposure and child neurodevelopment. It is relevant to environmental justice because pregnant people in hotter, under-resourced neighborhoods may face greater climate-related health risks.


=====EPA Dismantles Protections for Mercury and Air Toxics From Power Plants=====
=====EPA Dismantles Protections for Mercury and Air Toxics From Power Plants=====
[https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/epa-dismantles-protections-for-mercury-and-air-toxics-from-power-plants | Earthjustice | Earthjustice | February 20, 2026]
[https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/epa-dismantles-protections-for-mercury-and-air-toxics-from-power-plants | Earthjustice | Earthjustice | February 20, 2026]
  Advocates warn that weakening mercury and air-toxics protections could increase health burdens near coal and oil-fired power plants. The article connects regulatory rollbacks to asthma, toxic exposure, and frontline communities.
  Advocates warn that weakening mercury and air-toxics protections could increase health burdens near coal and oil-fired power plants. The article connects regulatory rollbacks to asthma, toxic exposure, and frontline communities.
=====Mapping Unequal Climate Risks in a Northern California County=====
[https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05022026/northern-california-air-pollution-sensors-climate-risks/ | Liza Gross | Inside Climate News | February 5, 2026]
Contra Costa County residents and researchers are mapping pollution and heat risks near refineries and industrial corridors. The story shows how local data can support climate adaptation and environmental justice.
=====World Enters New Era of Water Crisis, UN Says=====
[https://healthpolicy-watch.news/world-enters-new-era-of-water-crisis-un-says/ | Health Policy Watch | Health Policy Watch | January 28, 2026]
The article reports on UN warnings about global water stress and degraded water systems. It is useful for linking environmental degradation to health, food security, and unequal access.


=====Groups File Appeal to Limit Tire Burning for Fuel at Seattle Cement Plant=====
=====Groups File Appeal to Limit Tire Burning for Fuel at Seattle Cement Plant=====
[https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/groups-file-appeal-to-limit-tire-burning-for-fuel-at-seattle-cement-plant | Earthjustice | Earthjustice | January 5, 2026]
[https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/groups-file-appeal-to-limit-tire-burning-for-fuel-at-seattle-cement-plant | Earthjustice | Earthjustice | January 5, 2026]
  Community and environmental groups challenged increased tire burning at a cement plant near Seattle’s Duwamish Valley. The case highlights toxic air pollution, cumulative burden, and community advocacy.
  Community and environmental groups challenged increased tire burning at a cement plant near Seattle’s Duwamish Valley. The case highlights toxic air pollution, cumulative burden, and community advocacy.
=====Newark Leaders Introduce Historic Ordinance to Protect Community Health and Climate=====
[https://earthjustice.org/press/2025/newark-nj-leaders-introduce-historic-ordinance-to-protect-community-health-and-climate | Earthjustice | Earthjustice | December 22, 2025]
Newark officials proposed restrictions on new fossil-fuel infrastructure to reduce pollution and health burdens. The article is relevant to land-use reform in heavily polluted cities.


=====The Country’s Biggest Magnesium Producer Went Bankrupt and Left Pollution Behind=====
=====The Country’s Biggest Magnesium Producer Went Bankrupt and Left Pollution Behind=====
[https://grist.org/accountability/magnesium-producer-bankrupt-pollution-great-salt-lake/ | Leia Larsen | Grist | December 16, 2025]
[https://grist.org/accountability/magnesium-producer-bankrupt-pollution-great-salt-lake/ | Leia Larsen | Grist | December 16, 2025]
  This investigation describes pollution and cleanup challenges at US Magnesium near the Great Salt Lake. It shows how industrial bankruptcy can leave communities and ecosystems with toxic liabilities.
  This investigation describes pollution and cleanup challenges at US Magnesium near the Great Salt Lake. It shows how industrial bankruptcy can leave communities and ecosystems with toxic liabilities.
=====Newark Leaders Introduce Historic Ordinance to Protect Community Health and Climate=====
[https://earthjustice.org/press/2025/newark-nj-leaders-introduce-historic-ordinance-to-protect-community-health-and-climate | Earthjustice | Earthjustice | December 22, 2025]
Newark officials proposed restrictions on new fossil-fuel infrastructure to reduce pollution and health burdens. The article is relevant to land-use reform in heavily polluted cities.


=====A Drying Great Salt Lake Is Spewing Toxic Dust=====
=====A Drying Great Salt Lake Is Spewing Toxic Dust=====
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[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251118212039.htm | Boston University | ScienceDaily | November 20, 2025]
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251118212039.htm | Boston University | ScienceDaily | November 20, 2025]
  Researchers mapped fossil-fuel infrastructure and found millions of people living near wells, refineries, pipelines, storage sites, or transport facilities. The study highlights exposure from often-overlooked parts of the fossil-fuel supply chain.
  Researchers mapped fossil-fuel infrastructure and found millions of people living near wells, refineries, pipelines, storage sites, or transport facilities. The study highlights exposure from often-overlooked parts of the fossil-fuel supply chain.
=====Citizen Science Dataset on Residents’ Urban Heat Perception=====
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.25645 | Ferran Larroya et al. | arXiv | October 29, 2025]
Residents in climate-vulnerable Barcelona neighborhoods helped collect heat and comfort data using sensors and surveys. The dataset shows how lived experience can improve heat-equity planning.
=====Detection and Simulation of Urban Heat Islands Using a Fine-Tuned Geospatial Foundation Model=====
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18773 | Jannis Fleckenstein et al. | arXiv | October 21, 2025]
Researchers used geospatial AI to detect urban heat patterns and simulate mitigation strategies. The work can help cities identify underserved areas where cooling investments are most needed.


=====Nobody Wants This Gas Plant. Trump Is Forcing It to Stay Open=====
=====Nobody Wants This Gas Plant. Trump Is Forcing It to Stay Open=====
[https://grist.org/justice/nobody-wants-this-gas-plant-trump-is-forcing-it-to-stay-open/ | Naveena Sadasivam | Grist | September 5, 2025]
[https://grist.org/justice/nobody-wants-this-gas-plant-trump-is-forcing-it-to-stay-open/ | Naveena Sadasivam | Grist | September 5, 2025]
  The article describes a community already burdened by pollution being forced to keep an aging gas plant online. It connects energy policy, local air quality, and environmental justice.
  The article describes a community already burdened by pollution being forced to keep an aging gas plant online. It connects energy policy, local air quality, and environmental justice.
=====Air Quality News: August 2025=====
[https://www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/news-roundup-august-2025/ | Clean Air Fund | Clean Air Fund | August 29, 2025]
This roundup covers air pollution, wildfire smoke, heatwave pollution spikes, and health-focused advocacy. It is useful for tracking global air-quality justice issues.


=====Groups Sue EPA Over Toxic Coke Oven Emissions=====
=====Groups Sue EPA Over Toxic Coke Oven Emissions=====
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  Community and environmental groups sued over toxic emissions from coke ovens. The article highlights industrial pollution burdens in places such as Lake County, Indiana.
  Community and environmental groups sued over toxic emissions from coke ovens. The article highlights industrial pollution burdens in places such as Lake County, Indiana.


=====They Lost Their Jobs and Funding Under Trump. What Did Communities Lose?=====
=====Newark Could Be Home to Yet Another Gas-Fired Power Plant=====
[https://grist.org/climate/trump-federal-funding-cuts-fired-workers-community-impact/ | Grist Staff | Grist | July 24, 2025]
[https://earthjustice.org/press/2025/newark-could-be-home-to-yet-another-gas-fired-power-plant-despite-long-standing-heavy-pollution-and-community-opposition | Earthjustice | Earthjustice | May 14, 2025]
  This article documents the effects of federal climate and environmental justice funding cuts. It shows how local health, wastewater, food, and resilience programs can be disrupted.
  Residents and advocates opposed another gas-fired power plant in a city already affected by heavy pollution. The article connects land-use decisions to asthma, cancer risk, and cumulative exposure.


=====Trump Halts Clean Air Laws for Most of the Country=====
=====Alaska Natives Want the US Military to Clean Up Its Toxic Waste=====
[https://earthjustice.org/press/2025/trump-halts-clean-air-laws-for-most-of-the-country | Earthjustice | Earthjustice | July 18, 2025]
[https://grist.org/indigenous/alaska-natives-want-the-u-s-military-to-clean-up-its-toxic-waste/ | Joaqlin Estus | Grist | March 19, 2025]
  Advocates argue that delaying clean-air rules exposes people to more toxic air pollution. The article is useful for linking policy enforcement to cancer, birth defects, asthma, and environmental justice.
  Alaska Native communities are demanding cleanup of abandoned military contamination. The article highlights toxic waste, Indigenous rights, and long-term accountability.


=====Trump and EPA Sued for Creating Email Shortcut Around Clean Air Protections=====
=====Retiring Coal Plants With Climate and Equity in Mind=====
[https://earthjustice.org/press/2025/trump-and-his-epa-sued-for-creating-email-shortcut-around-clean-air-protections | Earthjustice | Earthjustice | June 12, 2025]
[https://engineering.princeton.edu/news/2024/10/09/retiring-coal-plants-climate-and-equity-mind | Princeton Engineering | Princeton University | October 9, 2024]
  The lawsuit challenges a process allowing polluters to seek exemptions from clean-air protections. It is relevant to communities exposed to coal-plant and industrial toxins.
  Researchers examine how coal-plant retirement decisions can consider both emissions and local equity. The article is useful for communities living near power plants.


=====Trump Cuts Hundreds of EPA Grants, Leaving Cities on the Hook for Climate Resiliency=====
=====On the Agenda This Earth Day: A Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution=====
[https://grist.org/cities/trump-cuts-hundreds-of-epa-grants-leaving-cities-on-the-hook-for-climate-resiliency/ | Jake Bittle | Grist | June 2, 2025]
[https://grist.org/looking-forward/on-the-agenda-this-earth-day-a-global-treaty-to-end-plastic-pollution/ | Joseph Winters | Grist | April 24, 2024]
  This article describes canceled or interrupted grants for environmental justice, health, and severe-weather preparedness. It shows how funding instability can weaken community resilience.
  This article explains the global plastics treaty process and policy options such as production limits and polluter responsibility. Plastic pollution is an environmental justice issue because waste facilities and incinerators are often placed near vulnerable communities.


=====President Trump Abandoned Environmental Justice Communities. Scientists Can Fill the Void=====
=====EPA Toxics Release Inventory=====
[https://blog.ucs.org/elise-tolbert/president-trump-abandoned-environmental-justice-communities-scientists-can-fill-the-void/ | Elise Tolbert | Union of Concerned Scientists | May 26, 2025]
[https://www.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program | EPA | EPA | 2024]
  The article argues that scientists can support communities by preserving data, sharing tools, and documenting pollution burdens. It is relevant to community-led monitoring and public-interest science.
  The Toxics Release Inventory tracks industrial chemical releases and waste management. It is a key tool for identifying toxic sites near communities.


=====Newark Could Be Home to Yet Another Gas-Fired Power Plant=====
=====EPA Superfund National Priorities List=====
[https://earthjustice.org/press/2025/newark-could-be-home-to-yet-another-gas-fired-power-plant-despite-long-standing-heavy-pollution-and-community-opposition | Earthjustice | Earthjustice | May 14, 2025]
[https://www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-national-priorities-list-npl | EPA | EPA | 2024]
  Residents and advocates opposed another gas-fired power plant in a city already affected by heavy pollution. The article connects land-use decisions to asthma, cancer risk, and cumulative exposure.
  The National Priorities List identifies some of the most serious contaminated sites in the United States. It is useful for articles on toxic cleanup and community exposure.


=====New Report Finds Disadvantaged Communities Bear the Brunt of Warehouse Expansion=====
=====Chemical Exposures, Health and Environmental Justice in Communities Living on the Fenceline=====
[https://earthjustice.org/press/2025/new-report-finds-disadvantaged-communities-bear-the-brunt-of-massive-warehouse-expansion-through-new-york-state | Earthjustice | Earthjustice | April 28, 2025]
[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7035204/ | Jill Johnston et al. | PMC | 2020]
  The report finds that large warehouses and diesel truck traffic are concentrated in disadvantaged communities. It supports policy solutions that reduce freight-related air pollution.
  This article explains how fenceline communities face toxic exposures, disaster risk, and chronic stress. It is foundational background for toxic sites and cumulative burden.


=====Finding ‘Win-Win-Wins’ for Climate, Economics and Justice=====
===Urban Heat, Trees, and Cooling Equity===
[https://seas.umich.edu/news/finding-win-win-wins-climate-economics-and-justice | Matt Davenport | University of Michigan | April 23, 2025]
Researchers found examples where climate mitigation can reduce emissions while supporting prosperity and equity. The article is useful for framing justice-centered climate policy.


=====School-Based Asthma Therapy Improves Student Health, Lowers Medical Costs=====
=====The Relationship Between the Urban Heat Island Effect and Environmental Justice=====
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/science_society/educational_policy/ | ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | April 11, 2025]
[https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/climate/articles/10.3389/fclim.2026.1812618/full | M. Bobrowska-Korzeniowska | Frontiers in Climate | June 2026]
  This research summary covers school-based asthma therapy for children. It is relevant to environmental justice because asthma burdens are often higher in polluted neighborhoods and under-resourced schools.
  This research connects urban heat islands, air pollution, housing conditions, and allergic disease risks among children. It shows how heat and pollution can compound health burdens in disadvantaged neighborhoods.


=====Exposure to Air Pollution in Childhood Is Associated With Reduced Brain Connectivity=====
=====Trees Halve Urban Heat Island Effect Globally but Unequal Access Remains=====
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/wildfires/ | ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | April 1, 2025]
[https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-71825-x | R. I. McDonald et al. | Nature Communications | 2026]
  The research summary links childhood air-pollution exposure to changes in brain connectivity. It expands the environmental justice discussion beyond lungs to child development.
  This study finds that tree canopy can substantially reduce urban heat, but benefits are unevenly distributed. It supports tree-equity planning in low-income and heat-burdened neighborhoods.


=====Weather Emergencies Affect Older Adults’ Views on Climate and Health=====
=====Satellites, Urban Heat, and Environmental Justice=====
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/wildfires/ | ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | March 20, 2025]
[https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1785&context=sees_articles | Joshua B. Fisher | Chapman University | 2026]
  This article discusses how extreme weather affects older adults’ perceptions of climate and health. It is relevant for environmental justice because older adults in hot or polluted neighborhoods face higher risks.
  This paper explains how satellite data can help map urban heat and environmental inequity. It supports community-centered heat-risk planning and targeted cooling investments.


=====Stricter Truck Pollution Rule Would Prevent 500 Deaths a Year=====
=====A Systematic Review of Urban Heat Island Impacts and Mitigation=====
[https://phys.org/news/2025-03-stricter-truck-pollution-deaths-year.html | Tribune News Service | Phys.org | March 19, 2025]
[https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/14/1/82 | Z. Zheng et al. | Systems | 2026]
  The article discusses health benefits from stronger truck pollution standards. It is useful for freight-corridor communities exposed to diesel emissions and asthma risks.
  The review summarizes research on urban heat islands, public health, mitigation, equity, and policy. It is useful for explaining why heat mapping must account for social vulnerability.


=====EPA Regulations Cut Power Sector Emissions but Miss Opportunities for Deeper Reductions=====
=====Prenatal Exposure to Extreme Heat and Autism in Children=====
[https://acee.princeton.edu/acee-news/epa-regulations-cut-power-sector-emissions-but-miss-opportunities-for-deeper-reductions/ | Colton Poore | Princeton University | March 12, 2025]
[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12991822/ | D. G. Luglio et al. | PMC | 2026]
  Princeton researchers analyzed how EPA power-sector rules could reduce emissions. The article helps connect power-plant policy to climate and air-quality justice.
  This study looks at prenatal heat exposure and child neurodevelopment. It is relevant to environmental justice because pregnant people in hotter, under-resourced neighborhoods may face greater climate-related health risks.


=====Whose Air Quality Are We Monitoring?=====
=====Citizen Science Dataset on Residents’ Urban Heat Perception=====
[https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1077400 | University of Utah | EurekAlert | March 18, 2025]
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.25645 | Ferran Larroya et al. | arXiv | October 29, 2025]
  Researchers found that EPA air monitors are disproportionately located in predominantly white neighborhoods. The article is central to environmental justice because monitoring gaps can hide pollution exposure in communities of color.
  Residents in climate-vulnerable Barcelona neighborhoods helped collect heat and comfort data using sensors and surveys. The dataset shows how lived experience can improve heat-equity planning.


=====Adopting Zero-Emission Trucks and Buses Could Save Lives, Prevent Asthma=====
=====Detection and Simulation of Urban Heat Islands Using a Fine-Tuned Geospatial Foundation Model=====
[https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/03/adopting-zero-emission-trucks-and-buses-could-save-lives-prevent-asthma-in-illinois | Amanda Morris | Northwestern University | March 18, 2025]
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18773 | Jannis Fleckenstein et al. | arXiv | October 21, 2025]
  Researchers modeled how cleaner trucks and buses could reduce deaths, asthma, and pollution in Illinois. Community partners helped shape the research questions, making this a strong example of participatory science.
  Researchers used geospatial AI to detect urban heat patterns and simulate mitigation strategies. The work can help cities identify underserved areas where cooling investments are most needed.


=====Smoke From Wildland-Urban Interface Fires More Deadly Than Remote Wildfires=====
=====Tree Canopy Gaps and Urban Heat in Laredo=====
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/wildfires/ | ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | March 14, 2025]
[https://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/rgisc-laredo-tree-canopy-lidar-urban-heat-study-21100483.php | Laredo Morning Times | Laredo Morning Times | October 2025]
  This article summarizes research on the health danger of smoke from fires that burn homes, vehicles, and built materials. It is relevant to toxic exposure after climate-driven disasters.
  Laredo advocates are using lidar to map tree canopy gaps and target heat-reduction work. The project connects tree equity, urban heat, and environmental justice data.


=====Delhi Air Pollution Worse Than Expected as Water Vapor Skews Figures=====
=====Detection and Simulation of Urban Heat Islands Using a Geospatial Foundation Model=====
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/air_pollution/ | ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | March 12, 2025]
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.16617 | David Kreismann | arXiv | September 2025]
Researchers found that air-quality estimates can be distorted by water vapor, affecting pollution measurement. The article shows why accurate monitoring matters for public-health decisions.
  This paper explores AI-based mapping of urban heat and possible vegetation strategies. It is useful for cities with limited monitoring infrastructure.
 
=====Global Warming Can Lead to Inflammation in Human Airways=====
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/wildfires/ | ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | March 17, 2025]
  This research summary links warming conditions to airway inflammation. It supports environmental justice work on heat, respiratory disease, and climate-health inequality.


=====Dynamics of Urban Heat Island in Lafia, Nigeria=====
=====Dynamics of Urban Heat Island in Lafia, Nigeria=====
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.17052 | Oladiran Johnson Abimbola et al. | arXiv | March 2025]
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.17052 | Oladiran Johnson Abimbola et al. | arXiv | March 2025]
  This remote-sensing study maps urban heat, vegetation loss, and land-surface temperature in Lafia. It provides a useful example of heat-island mapping in a rapidly urbanizing African city.
  This remote-sensing study maps urban heat, vegetation loss, and land-surface temperature in Lafia. It provides a useful example of heat-island mapping in a rapidly urbanizing African city.
=====Alaska Natives Want the US Military to Clean Up Its Toxic Waste=====
[https://grist.org/indigenous/alaska-natives-want-the-u-s-military-to-clean-up-its-toxic-waste/ | Joaqlin Estus | Grist | March 19, 2025]
Alaska Native communities are demanding cleanup of abandoned military contamination. The article highlights toxic waste, Indigenous rights, and long-term accountability.
=====The Concept of Environmental Injustice in Allergy and Asthma=====
[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12746776/ | E. Perera | PMC | 2025]
This review examines how environmental injustice contributes to asthma, allergic rhinitis, and related health disparities. It is useful background for asthma hotspots and unequal pollution exposure.


=====Visualization Study on Trends and Hotspots in Aerosols and Urban Heat Islands=====
=====Visualization Study on Trends and Hotspots in Aerosols and Urban Heat Islands=====
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[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23748834.2025.2489854 | K. Krenz et al. | Cities & Health | 2025]
[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23748834.2025.2489854 | K. Krenz et al. | Cities & Health | 2025]
  This study examines how heat-island exposure overlaps with social inequality in Greater London. It can support mapping methods for local heat justice.
  This study examines how heat-island exposure overlaps with social inequality in Greater London. It can support mapping methods for local heat justice.
=====Detection and Simulation of Urban Heat Islands Using a Geospatial Foundation Model=====
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.16617 | David Kreismann | arXiv | September 2025]
This paper explores AI-based mapping of urban heat and possible vegetation strategies. It is useful for cities with limited monitoring infrastructure.
=====Comprehensive Monitoring of Air Pollution Hotspots Using Sparse Sensor Networks=====
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.04309 | Ankit Bhardwaj et al. | arXiv | October 2024]
Researchers added low-cost sensors to improve pollution-hotspot detection in New Delhi. The study shows how sparse public monitoring networks can miss hidden exposure zones.
=====Beyond Residence: A Mobility-Based Approach for Environmental Hazard Exposure=====
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.10197 | Zhewei Liu, Chenyue Liu and Ali Mostafavi | arXiv | June 16, 2023]
This study argues that exposure should be measured not only where people live, but where they spend time. It is important for environmental justice because work, school, and commuting can create hidden exposure.
=====Visualizing Environmental Justice Issues in Urban Areas With a Community-Based Approach=====
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.06119 | Joel Flax-Hatch et al. | arXiv | December 12, 2021]
This study uses community-informed mapping to identify pollution burdens near industrial roads in Chicago. It is a useful model for combining data visualization and local knowledge.
=====Environmental Justice Index 2024 Update=====
[https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/place-health/php/eji/environmental-justice-index-2024-update.html | CDC/ATSDR | CDC | December 3, 2024]
The update adds and revises indicators in the Environmental Justice Index based on community engagement. This tool helps identify places where social vulnerability and environmental burdens overlap.
=====NEJAC Recommendations for Reducing Cumulative and Disproportionate Impacts=====
[https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2024-11/nejac-recommendations-for-reducing-cumulative-and-disproportionate-impacts-and-burdens-in-environmental-justice-communities.pdf | National Environmental Justice Advisory Council | EPA | November 2024]
The recommendations focus on cumulative impacts in environmental justice communities. They are useful for articles on how pollution, climate, health, and social stressors add up.
=====Retiring Coal Plants With Climate and Equity in Mind=====
[https://engineering.princeton.edu/news/2024/10/09/retiring-coal-plants-climate-and-equity-mind | Princeton Engineering | Princeton University | October 9, 2024]
Researchers examine how coal-plant retirement decisions can consider both emissions and local equity. The article is useful for communities living near power plants.
=====California Has Dramatically Improved Its Air Quality, but Racial Disparities Persist=====
[https://phys.org/news/2024-09-california-air-quality-racial-disparities.html | Phys.org | Phys.org | September 12, 2024]
The article reports that air quality improved statewide while racial disparities in exposure remained. It is useful for explaining why overall progress can still leave environmental injustice unresolved.
=====To Build a Thriving Electric Vehicle Market, Prioritize Equity and Justice=====
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/science_society/justice/ | ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | August 28, 2024]
This research summary argues that EV policy must account for equity and access. It connects clean transportation to environmental justice and pollution reduction.


=====Urban Heat Islands and a Climate of Inequities=====
=====Urban Heat Islands and a Climate of Inequities=====
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[https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/urban-heat-islands-managing-extreme-heat-keep-cities-cool-2024-07-22_en | Joint Research Centre | European Commission | July 22, 2024]
[https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/urban-heat-islands-managing-extreme-heat-keep-cities-cool-2024-07-22_en | Joint Research Centre | European Commission | July 22, 2024]
  The article identifies ways cities can manage urban heat through planning and adaptation. It supports heat-island articles focused on public safety and local government action.
  The article identifies ways cities can manage urban heat through planning and adaptation. It supports heat-island articles focused on public safety and local government action.
=====Electric School Buses May Yield Significant Health and Climate Benefits=====
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240520122742.htm | ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | May 20, 2024]
Researchers found major health and climate benefits from replacing diesel school buses with electric buses. The article is relevant to children’s exposure to diesel exhaust.
=====On the Agenda This Earth Day: A Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution=====
[https://grist.org/looking-forward/on-the-agenda-this-earth-day-a-global-treaty-to-end-plastic-pollution/ | Joseph Winters | Grist | April 24, 2024]
This article explains the global plastics treaty process and policy options such as production limits and polluter responsibility. Plastic pollution is an environmental justice issue because waste facilities and incinerators are often placed near vulnerable communities.
=====EJScreen: Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool=====
[https://www.epa.gov/ejscreen | EPA | EPA | 2024]
EJScreen combines environmental and demographic indicators to identify communities facing potential disproportionate burdens. It is one of the core public tools for environmental justice mapping.
=====CalEnviroScreen=====
[https://oehha.ca.gov/calenviroscreen | California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment | OEHHA | 2024]
CalEnviroScreen maps pollution burden and population vulnerability across California census tracts. It is widely used to identify communities most affected by cumulative environmental stressors.
=====Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool=====
[https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/ | Council on Environmental Quality | CEQ | 2024]
This federal screening tool identifies disadvantaged communities using climate, energy, health, housing, pollution, transportation, water, and workforce indicators. It helps target investments to communities facing multiple burdens.
=====Environmental Justice Atlas=====
[https://ejatlas.org/ | EJAtlas | EJAtlas | 2024]
The Environmental Justice Atlas documents environmental conflicts around the world. It is useful for comparing toxic sites, mining conflicts, water disputes, and community resistance across regions.
=====AirNow Fire and Smoke Map=====
[https://fire.airnow.gov/ | EPA and U.S. Forest Service | AirNow | 2024]
The Fire and Smoke Map combines monitoring and sensor data to show smoke conditions. It helps communities understand wildfire smoke exposure and take protective action.
=====CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network=====
[https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/ | CDC | CDC | 2024]
The tracking network provides data on environmental hazards, exposures, and health outcomes. It is useful for mapping asthma, heat illness, air pollution, and water-related health indicators.


=====CDC Heat and Health Tracker=====
=====CDC Heat and Health Tracker=====
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  Climate Central explains how buildings, pavement, and lack of trees increase urban temperatures. The resource is useful for local heat-island articles and public education.
  Climate Central explains how buildings, pavement, and lack of trees increase urban temperatures. The resource is useful for local heat-island articles and public education.


=====American Lung Association State of the Air 2025=====
=====EPA Heat Island Effect Resources=====
[https://www.lung.org/getmedia/5d8035e5-4e86-4205-b408-865550860783/State-of-the-Air-2025.pdf | American Lung Association | American Lung Association | 2025]
[https://www.epa.gov/heatislands | EPA | EPA | 2024]
  This report grades air quality and discusses ozone and particulate pollution across the United States. It is useful for identifying communities with unhealthy air and respiratory risks.
  EPA explains causes, impacts, and mitigation strategies for urban heat islands. The resource supports articles on cool roofs, trees, pavement, and neighborhood heat risk.


=====EPA Recent Research Related to Environmental Justice=====
===Climate Health, Air Quality, Asthma, and Wildfire Smoke===
[https://assessments.epa.gov/risk/document/%26deid%3D365325 | EPA | EPA | March 28, 2025]
This EPA research poster summarizes work on air pollution impacts in environmental justice communities. It connects structural racism, exposure disparities, and cumulative health impacts.


=====Cumulative Health Impacts at the Intersection of Climate Change and Environmental Justice=====
=====This LA Neighborhood Is Choked by Smog. The Solution: A Network of Sensors on Offices, Homes and Bags=====
[https://www.epa.gov/research-grants/cumulative-health-impacts-intersection-climate-change-environmental-justice-and-3 | EPA | EPA | October 8, 2025]
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/pacoima-pollution-air-sensors-monitoring | Maanvi Singh | The Guardian | June 9, 2026]
  EPA describes research on communities facing both climate stress and pollution exposure. The page is useful for explaining cumulative health impacts and the need for integrated solutions.
  Residents in Pacoima are using low-cost air sensors to document hyperlocal pollution that government monitors may miss. The article is a strong example of community-led environmental monitoring.


=====EPA Report Shows Disproportionate Impacts of Climate Change on Socially Vulnerable Populations=====
=====Climate Justice: Why the Burden Isn’t Equal=====
[https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-report-shows-disproportionate-impacts-climate-change-socially-vulnerable | EPA | EPA | September 2, 2021]
[https://www.iqair.com/newsroom/climate-justice-why-the-burden-isnt-equal | IQAir | IQAir | June 3, 2026]
  EPA’s analysis found that socially vulnerable groups face greater risks from climate impacts. It remains useful background for heat, flooding, air pollution, and labor exposure topics.
  This explainer describes how communities that contribute least to emissions often face higher pollution and climate risks. It connects air quality, inequality, and environmental health.


=====Chemical Exposures, Health and Environmental Justice in Communities Living on the Fenceline=====
=====How Climate Change Makes Your Allergies Worse=====
[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7035204/ | Jill Johnston et al. | PMC | 2020]
[https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08052026/pollen-allergies-climate-change/ | Kiley Price | Inside Climate News | May 8, 2026]
  This article explains how fenceline communities face toxic exposures, disaster risk, and chronic stress. It is foundational background for toxic sites and cumulative burden.
  The article explains how warming, carbon pollution, pollen, heat waves, and air pollution can worsen allergies and asthma. It is useful for connecting environmental justice to respiratory health.


=====Mapping Unequal Pollution Exposure Near Warehouses=====
=====As Doctors See the Costs of Climate Change, Trump Plays a Deadly Game of Denial=====
[https://earthjustice.org/press/2025/new-report-finds-disadvantaged-communities-bear-the-brunt-of-massive-warehouse-expansion-through-new-york-state | Earthjustice | Earthjustice | April 28, 2025]
[https://earthjustice.org/article/as-doctors-see-the-costs-of-climate-change-trump-plays-a-deadly-game-of-denial | Jessica A. Knoblauch | Earthjustice | March 26, 2026]
  The report connects warehouse growth to diesel truck traffic and disproportionate exposure in disadvantaged communities. It provides a strong example of freight-related environmental justice.
  Physicians and advocates describe how climate change, fossil-fuel pollution, heat, wildfire smoke, and air toxics affect patient health. The article highlights climate-health harms in frontline communities.


=====Community Air Sensors in Pacoima=====
=====Wildfires and Public Health: A Comprehensive Review=====
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/pacoima-pollution-air-sensors-monitoring | Maanvi Singh | The Guardian | June 9, 2026]
[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12914487/ | X. Ye et al. | PMC | 2026]
  Pacoima residents are collecting their own air-quality data to document pollution from freeways, factories, landfills, and aviation. The story shows how community data can support policy demands.
  This review summarizes how wildfire smoke affects respiratory and cardiovascular health. It is relevant to environmental justice because smoke exposure often combines with housing, work, and health-care inequities.


=====Tree Canopy Gaps and Urban Heat in Laredo=====
=====Air Pollution, Asthma and Diet: From Mechanisms to Public Health=====
[https://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/rgisc-laredo-tree-canopy-lidar-urban-heat-study-21100483.php | Laredo Morning Times | Laredo Morning Times | October 2025]
[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12942803/ | P. A. Carvalho et al. | PMC | 2026]
  Laredo advocates are using lidar to map tree canopy gaps and target heat-reduction work. The project connects tree equity, urban heat, and environmental justice data.
  The review examines how air pollution contributes to asthma and lung-function harms. It provides science background for asthma hotspots in communities exposed to traffic, industry, and wildfire smoke.


=====Climate-Fueled Wildfires and Dust Storms Drove Up Air Pollution Around the World=====
=====Air Quality News: August 2025=====
[https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08052026/pollen-allergies-climate-change/ | Inside Climate News | Inside Climate News | May 8, 2026]
[https://www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/news-roundup-august-2025/ | Clean Air Fund | Clean Air Fund | August 29, 2025]
  This related coverage connects climate-driven fire and dust events to worsening air pollution. It is useful for explaining why climate adaptation and air-quality monitoring must work together.
  This roundup covers air pollution, wildfire smoke, heatwave pollution spikes, and health-focused advocacy. It is useful for tracking global air-quality justice issues.


=====Great Salt Lake Toxic Dust and Public Health=====
=====School-Based Asthma Therapy Improves Student Health, Lowers Medical Costs=====
[https://grist.org/health/dust-great-salt-lake-public-health-billions/ | Leia Larsen | Grist | December 1, 2025]
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/science_society/educational_policy/ | ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | April 11, 2025]
  The article details how exposed lakebed dust can threaten nearby residents. It is relevant to water diversion, air pollution, and public health planning.
  This research summary covers school-based asthma therapy for children. It is relevant to environmental justice because asthma burdens are often higher in polluted neighborhoods and under-resourced schools.


=====Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Hidden in Plain Sight=====
=====Exposure to Air Pollution in Childhood Is Associated With Reduced Brain Connectivity=====
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251118212039.htm | Boston University | ScienceDaily | November 20, 2025]
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/wildfires/ | ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | April 1, 2025]
  The study maps midstream fossil-fuel infrastructure that is often less visible than wells or power plants. It helps communities understand pollution exposure from storage, pipelines, refining, and transport.
  The research summary links childhood air-pollution exposure to changes in brain connectivity. It expands the environmental justice discussion beyond lungs to child development.


=====East Palestine Toxic Exposure Health Study=====
=====Weather Emergencies Affect Older Adults’ Views on Climate and Health=====
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/ohio-east-palestine-train-toxic-crash | Carey Gillam | The Guardian | June 26, 2026]
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/wildfires/ | ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | March 20, 2025]
  The article reports biological signs that some residents were still responding to chemical exposure months after the derailment. It supports long-term health monitoring after industrial accidents.
  This article discusses how extreme weather affects older adults’ perceptions of climate and health. It is relevant for environmental justice because older adults in hot or polluted neighborhoods face higher risks.


=====PFAS Pollution in Rivers and Drinking Water=====
=====Whose Air Quality Are We Monitoring?=====
[https://apnews.com/article/1691f3a26d6db9829f4407d418c55789 | Matthew Daly | Associated Press | June 25, 2026]
[https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1077400 | University of Utah | EurekAlert | March 18, 2025]
  The Chemours settlement includes controls, penalties, and clean-water provisions related to PFAS discharges. It is useful for articles on chemical accountability and drinking-water justice.
  Researchers found that EPA air monitors are disproportionately located in predominantly white neighborhoods. The article is central to environmental justice because monitoring gaps can hide pollution exposure in communities of color.


=====Forever Chemicals in Coastal Waters=====
=====Global Warming Can Lead to Inflammation in Human Airways=====
[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/19/toxic-pfa-forever-chemicals-channel-southern-england-solent | Helena Horton | The Guardian | May 19, 2026]
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/wildfires/ | ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | March 17, 2025]
  PFAS contamination in the Solent shows how persistent chemicals move through water, soil, and wildlife. It is useful for explaining why source reduction is important.
  This research summary links warming conditions to airway inflammation. It supports environmental justice work on heat, respiratory disease, and climate-health inequality.


=====Coal Plant Mercury and Air Toxics=====
=====Smoke From Wildland-Urban Interface Fires More Deadly Than Remote Wildfires=====
[https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/epa-dismantles-protections-for-mercury-and-air-toxics-from-power-plants | Earthjustice | Earthjustice | February 20, 2026]
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/wildfires/ | ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | March 14, 2025]
  The article warns that more mercury, metals, and soot from power plants could harm nearby communities. It supports articles on power-plant pollution and environmental health.
  This article summarizes research on the health danger of smoke from fires that burn homes, vehicles, and built materials. It is relevant to toxic exposure after climate-driven disasters.


=====Coke Oven Pollution and Community Health=====
=====Delhi Air Pollution Worse Than Expected as Water Vapor Skews Figures=====
[https://earthjustice.org/press/2025/groups-sue-epa-over-toxic-coke-oven-emissions | Earthjustice | Earthjustice | August 12, 2025]
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/air_pollution/ | ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | March 12, 2025]
  Coke ovens release toxic pollutants that can affect nearby neighborhoods. The article is useful for describing industrial hotspots and regulatory enforcement.
  Researchers found that air-quality estimates can be distorted by water vapor, affecting pollution measurement. The article shows why accurate monitoring matters for public-health decisions.


=====Duwamish Valley Cement Plant Pollution Appeal=====
=====The Concept of Environmental Injustice in Allergy and Asthma=====
[https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/groups-file-appeal-to-limit-tire-burning-for-fuel-at-seattle-cement-plant | Earthjustice | Earthjustice | January 5, 2026]
[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12746776/ | E. Perera | PMC | 2025]
  Community groups challenged tire burning at a cement plant in a heavily burdened area. The story connects industrial permits, air toxics, and local environmental justice leadership.
  This review examines how environmental injustice contributes to asthma, allergic rhinitis, and related health disparities. It is useful background for asthma hotspots and unequal pollution exposure.


=====Newark Fossil Fuel Expansion and Asthma Risk=====
=====American Lung Association State of the Air 2025=====
[https://earthjustice.org/press/2025/newark-could-be-home-to-yet-another-gas-fired-power-plant-despite-long-standing-heavy-pollution-and-community-opposition | Earthjustice | Earthjustice | May 14, 2025]
[https://www.lung.org/getmedia/5d8035e5-4e86-4205-b408-865550860783/State-of-the-Air-2025.pdf | American Lung Association | American Lung Association | 2025]
  Advocates argue that adding another gas plant would worsen pollution in Newark. The article connects fossil infrastructure to asthma, cancer risk, and cumulative burden.
  This report grades air quality and discusses ozone and particulate pollution across the United States. It is useful for identifying communities with unhealthy air and respiratory risks.


=====Newark Ordinance for Community Health and Climate=====
=====Comprehensive Monitoring of Air Pollution Hotspots Using Sparse Sensor Networks=====
[https://earthjustice.org/press/2025/newark-nj-leaders-introduce-historic-ordinance-to-protect-community-health-and-climate | Earthjustice | Earthjustice | December 22, 2025]
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.04309 | Ankit Bhardwaj et al. | arXiv | October 2024]
  Newark’s proposed ordinance aims to prevent new fossil-fuel infrastructure and reduce pollution burdens. It is a model for local environmental justice policy.
  Researchers added low-cost sensors to improve pollution-hotspot detection in New Delhi. The study shows how sparse public monitoring networks can miss hidden exposure zones.


=====Truck and Bus Electrification for Asthma Prevention=====
=====California Has Dramatically Improved Its Air Quality, but Racial Disparities Persist=====
[https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/03/adopting-zero-emission-trucks-and-buses-could-save-lives-prevent-asthma-in-illinois | Amanda Morris | Northwestern University | March 18, 2025]
[https://phys.org/news/2024-09-california-air-quality-racial-disparities.html | Phys.org | Phys.org | September 12, 2024]
  The article shows how electrifying medium- and heavy-duty vehicles could save lives and prevent asthma. It is especially relevant for freight corridors and school routes.
  The article reports that air quality improved statewide while racial disparities in exposure remained. It is useful for explaining why overall progress can still leave environmental injustice unresolved.


=====Air Monitor Location Bias=====
=====AirNow Fire and Smoke Map=====
[https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1077400 | University of Utah | EurekAlert | March 18, 2025]
[https://fire.airnow.gov/ | EPA and U.S. Forest Service | AirNow | 2024]
  The study asks whose air is actually being measured by official monitor networks. It is a key article for environmental justice data gaps.
  The Fire and Smoke Map combines monitoring and sensor data to show smoke conditions. It helps communities understand wildfire smoke exposure and take protective action.


=====Environmental Justice Data and Structural Racism=====
=====EPA Air Quality System Data and Monitoring Gaps=====
[https://assessments.epa.gov/risk/document/%26deid%3D365325 | EPA | EPA | March 28, 2025]
[https://www.epa.gov/aqs | EPA | EPA | 2024]
  EPA research connects structural racism, air pollution exposure, and health disparities. It is useful for explaining why environmental justice science must include social determinants.
  EPA’s Air Quality System stores official air-monitoring data used for regulation and research. It is useful for understanding where data exists and where communities may need supplemental monitoring.


=====Climate, Pollution, and Allergy Disease=====
=====PurpleAir Community Air Monitoring=====
[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12746776/ | E. Perera | PMC | 2025]
[https://www2.purpleair.com/ | PurpleAir | PurpleAir | 2024]
  The review links unequal environmental exposure to asthma and allergy disparities. It can support articles on childhood asthma hotspots and neighborhood conditions.
  PurpleAir provides low-cost particulate sensors used by many communities to track local smoke and air pollution. It is relevant to community-led environmental monitoring.


=====Urban Heat, Mold, Housing, and Children’s Allergy=====
=====OpenAQ Air Quality Data Platform=====
[https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/climate/articles/10.3389/fclim.2026.1812618/full | M. Bobrowska-Korzeniowska | Frontiers in Climate | June 2026]
[https://openaq.org/ | OpenAQ | OpenAQ | 2024]
  This study connects heat-island zones with poorer housing conditions and allergic disease in preschoolers. It demonstrates how housing and climate exposures can overlap.
  OpenAQ aggregates air-quality data from governments and low-cost sensors around the world. It helps researchers and communities compare pollution exposure across places.


=====Water Rights and Environmental Degradation=====
=====CDC Asthma Data and Surveillance=====
[https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2026/04/environmental-degradation-leaves-billions-without-life-sustaining-water-and | UN Human Rights Office | OHCHR | April 10, 2026]
[https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/php/data-research/index.html | CDC | CDC | 2024]
  The article frames access to clean water and sanitation as a human right. It is useful for water insecurity topics where pollution, poverty, and infrastructure failure intersect.
  CDC asthma data help track prevalence, emergency visits, and health disparities. The resource is useful for mapping asthma hotspots and linking them to environmental conditions.


=====Global Water Bankruptcy and Environmental Justice=====
===Water Justice, Sanitation, and Mining Impacts===
[https://unu.edu/inweh/news/world-enters-era-global-water-bankruptcy | United Nations University | UNU-INWEH | January 20, 2026]
UN scientists warn that water scarcity and ecosystem damage now threaten billions. The article supports environmental justice coverage of drought, contamination, and unequal water access.


=====Mining Rush and Toxic Water Risks=====
=====Protecting Water in the Mining Rush=====
[https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2026/04/protecting-water-in-the-mining-rush-a-world-water-day-panel/ | Wilson Center | New Security Beat | April 16, 2026]
[https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2026/04/protecting-water-in-the-mining-rush-a-world-water-day-panel/ | Wilson Center | New Security Beat | April 16, 2026]
  The article examines risks from mining-related chemical contamination in waterways. It is useful for connecting clean-energy supply chains to water justice.
  This article examines how mining for critical minerals can threaten rivers and drinking-water systems. It is relevant for environmental justice because extraction burdens often fall on rural, Indigenous, or politically marginalized communities.


=====Alaska Military Waste and Indigenous Communities=====
=====Environmental Degradation Leaves Billions Without Life-Sustaining Water and Sanitation=====
[https://grist.org/indigenous/alaska-natives-want-the-u-s-military-to-clean-up-its-toxic-waste/ | Joaqlin Estus | Grist | March 19, 2025]
[https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2026/04/environmental-degradation-leaves-billions-without-life-sustaining-water-and | UN Human Rights Office | OHCHR | April 10, 2026]
  Alaska Native leaders are pushing for cleanup of military contamination that includes fuel, mercury, and persistent chemicals. The article highlights environmental justice in remote and Indigenous communities.
  The article frames water and sanitation access as human-rights issues affected by pollution, degradation, and inequality. It connects water insecurity to environmental justice and public health.


=====Great Salt Lake Industrial Cleanup Liability=====
=====UN World Water Development Report 2026=====
[https://grist.org/accountability/magnesium-producer-bankrupt-pollution-great-salt-lake/ | Leia Larsen | Grist | December 16, 2025]
[https://www.unwater.org/publications/un-world-water-development-report-2026 | UN-Water | UN-Water | March 19, 2026]
  The article examines how industrial pollution can persist when companies fail financially. It supports environmental justice coverage of cleanup funding and polluter responsibility.
  This report documents global water insecurity and the uneven burden of unsafe drinking water and sanitation. It provides background for articles on water justice, public health, and unequal infrastructure access.


=====Hidden Pollution From Fossil Fuel Supply Chains=====
=====World Enters New Era of Water Crisis, UN Says=====
[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251118212039.htm | Boston University | ScienceDaily | November 20, 2025]
[https://healthpolicy-watch.news/world-enters-new-era-of-water-crisis-un-says/ | Health Policy Watch | Health Policy Watch | January 28, 2026]
  This study broadens pollution mapping beyond extraction and combustion. It shows why environmental justice research must include refining, storage, transport, and pipelines.
  The article reports on UN warnings about global water stress and degraded water systems. It is useful for linking environmental degradation to health, food security, and unequal access.


=====Low-Cost Sensor Networks for Pollution Hotspots=====
=====World Enters “Era of Global Water Bankruptcy,” UN Scientists Warn=====
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.04309 | Ankit Bhardwaj et al. | arXiv | October 2024]
[https://unu.edu/inweh/news/world-enters-era-global-water-bankruptcy | United Nations University | UNU-INWEH | January 20, 2026]
  The study shows how adding low-cost monitors can reveal pollution hotspots missed by official networks. It is useful for cities with limited monitoring budgets.
  UN researchers warn that water systems are being pushed beyond recovery in many regions. The article is useful for explaining why water insecurity is both an environmental and justice problem.


=====Community-Based Environmental Justice Visualization=====
=====Climate Vulnerability and Community Health in Greensboro=====
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.06119 | Joel Flax-Hatch et al. | arXiv | December 2021]
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.15675 | Rehinatu Usman and Onyedikachi J. Okeke | arXiv | January 15, 2026]
  This research visualizes environmental burdens with community participation. It is useful for local groups that need maps to support advocacy.
  This study maps flood exposure, respiratory health, poverty, aging housing, and social disadvantage in Greensboro, North Carolina. It shows how neighborhood-level data can identify environmental justice hotspots.


=====Mobility-Based Exposure Mapping=====
=====They Lost Their Jobs and Funding Under Trump. What Did Communities Lose?=====
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.10197 | Zhewei Liu, Chenyue Liu and Ali Mostafavi | arXiv | June 16, 2023]
[https://grist.org/climate/trump-federal-funding-cuts-fired-workers-community-impact/ | Grist Staff | Grist | July 24, 2025]
  The paper shows that people can be exposed to hazards outside their home neighborhoods through daily travel. It adds nuance to pollution mapping and environmental justice screening.
  This article documents the effects of federal climate and environmental justice funding cuts. It shows how local health, wastewater, food, and resilience programs can be disrupted.


=====Citizen Heat Mapping in Vulnerable Neighborhoods=====
=====Environmental Justice Atlas=====
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.25645 | Ferran Larroya et al. | arXiv | October 29, 2025]
[https://ejatlas.org/ | EJAtlas | EJAtlas | 2024]
  Residents helped collect microclimate and comfort data in public spaces. The project shows how citizen science can improve heat adaptation.
  The Environmental Justice Atlas documents environmental conflicts around the world. It is useful for comparing toxic sites, mining conflicts, water disputes, and community resistance across regions.


=====AI-Based Urban Heat Mapping=====
=====CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network=====
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18773 | Jannis Fleckenstein et al. | arXiv | October 21, 2025]
[https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/ | CDC | CDC | 2024]
  Geospatial foundation models can help predict heat patterns in data-scarce areas. This is useful for cities that need equitable cooling plans but lack dense sensor networks.
  The tracking network provides data on environmental hazards, exposures, and health outcomes. It is useful for mapping asthma, heat illness, air pollution, and water-related health indicators.


=====Greensboro Neighborhood Climate Vulnerability=====
=====EPA Drinking Water Mapping and Data=====
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.15675 | Rehinatu Usman and Onyedikachi J. Okeke | arXiv | January 15, 2026]
[https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water | EPA | EPA | 2024]
  The study identifies neighborhoods where flood risk, respiratory health, poverty, and aging housing overlap. It is a model for intersectional environmental justice mapping.
  EPA drinking-water resources explain standards, monitoring, and contamination issues. They support articles on water insecurity and unequal access to safe water.


=====Tree Equity and Heat Mitigation=====
===Environmental Justice Mapping, Monitoring, and Data Tools===
[https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-71825-x | R. I. McDonald et al. | Nature Communications | 2026]
The study finds tree canopy can reduce heat but must be expanded equitably. It supports targeted planting in low-income, high-density neighborhoods.


=====Urban Heat Island Policy Review=====
=====Environmental Justice Index 2024 Update=====
[https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/14/1/82 | Z. Zheng et al. | Systems | 2026]
[https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/place-health/php/eji/environmental-justice-index-2024-update.html | CDC/ATSDR | CDC | December 3, 2024]
  This review links urban heat mitigation to health equity and policy integration. It is useful for overview articles on heat islands.
  The update adds and revises indicators in the Environmental Justice Index based on community engagement. This tool helps identify places where social vulnerability and environmental burdens overlap.


=====Urban Heat and Air Pollution in Children’s Health=====
=====EJScreen: Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool=====
[https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/climate/articles/10.3389/fclim.2026.1812618/full | M. Bobrowska-Korzeniowska | Frontiers in Climate | June 2026]
[https://www.epa.gov/ejscreen | EPA | EPA | 2024]
  This study shows how heat islands, pollution, and living conditions can influence childhood allergy and respiratory disease. It supports child-focused environmental justice coverage.
  EJScreen combines environmental and demographic indicators to identify communities facing potential disproportionate burdens. It is one of the core public tools for environmental justice mapping.


=====Air Pollution and Asthma Mechanisms=====
=====CalEnviroScreen=====
[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12942803/ | P. A. Carvalho et al. | PMC | 2026]
[https://oehha.ca.gov/calenviroscreen | California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment | OEHHA | 2024]
  This review summarizes biological pathways connecting air pollution and asthma. It provides scientific support for policy articles on pollution reduction.
  CalEnviroScreen maps pollution burden and population vulnerability across California census tracts. It is widely used to identify communities most affected by cumulative environmental stressors.
 
=====Wildfire Smoke and Long-Term Health=====
[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12914487/ | X. Ye et al. | PMC | 2026]
The review explains how wildfire smoke affects lungs, hearts, and vulnerable groups. It is useful for climate-health and smoke-equity articles.
 
=====Cumulative Climate and Environmental Justice Impacts=====
[https://www.epa.gov/research-grants/cumulative-health-impacts-intersection-climate-change-environmental-justice-and-3 | EPA | EPA | October 8, 2025]
This EPA page highlights research on communities facing climate hazards and pollution simultaneously. It supports articles on cumulative impacts rather than single hazards.


=====Environmental Justice Index Explorer=====
=====Environmental Justice Index Explorer=====
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  The EJI helps identify communities that may experience environmental injustice using social, health, and environmental indicators. It is useful for mapping asthma, pollution, heat, and vulnerability.
  The EJI helps identify communities that may experience environmental injustice using social, health, and environmental indicators. It is useful for mapping asthma, pollution, heat, and vulnerability.


=====Air Pollution Monitoring Equity=====
=====EPA EnviroAtlas=====
[https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/whose-air-quality-are-we-monitoring/ | Lisa Potter | University of Utah | March 13, 2025]
[https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas | EPA | EPA | 2024]
  University of Utah researchers found that federal air monitors do not represent all communities equally. The article helps explain why environmental justice requires better monitoring placement.
EnviroAtlas maps ecosystem services, demographics, land cover, and environmental indicators. It can support environmental justice work on trees, heat, flooding, and public health.
 
=====EPA Community Air Monitoring=====
[https://www.epa.gov/air-sensor-toolbox | EPA | EPA | 2024]
EPA’s Air Sensor Toolbox helps communities understand low-cost air sensors and data quality. It is useful for community-led monitoring projects.
 
=====Mobility-Based Exposure Mapping=====
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.10197 | Zhewei Liu, Chenyue Liu and Ali Mostafavi | arXiv | June 16, 2023]
  The paper shows that people can be exposed to hazards outside their home neighborhoods through daily travel. It adds nuance to pollution mapping and environmental justice screening.


=====EPA Air Quality System Data and Monitoring Gaps=====
=====Community-Based Environmental Justice Visualization=====
[https://www.epa.gov/aqs | EPA | EPA | 2024]
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.06119 | Joel Flax-Hatch et al. | arXiv | December 2021]
  EPA’s Air Quality System stores official air-monitoring data used for regulation and research. It is useful for understanding where data exists and where communities may need supplemental monitoring.
  This research visualizes environmental burdens with community participation. It is useful for local groups that need maps to support advocacy.


=====PurpleAir Community Air Monitoring=====
===Policy, Regulation, Funding, and Cumulative Impacts===
[https://www2.purpleair.com/ | PurpleAir | PurpleAir | 2024]
PurpleAir provides low-cost particulate sensors used by many communities to track local smoke and air pollution. It is relevant to community-led environmental monitoring.


=====OpenAQ Air Quality Data Platform=====
=====Integrated Assessment of Environmental, Infrastructural, and Social Risks in Cities=====
[https://openaq.org/ | OpenAQ | OpenAQ | 2024]
[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12894855/ | S. Liu et al. | PMC | 2026]
  OpenAQ aggregates air-quality data from governments and low-cost sensors around the world. It helps researchers and communities compare pollution exposure across places.
  This study examines overlapping urban risks such as air pollution, heatwaves, flooding, and infrastructure vulnerability. It supports environmental justice approaches that consider cumulative burdens.


=====EPA EnviroAtlas=====
=====Despite Trump-Era Reversals, 2025 Still Saw Environmental Wins=====
[https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas | EPA | EPA | 2024]
[https://grist.org/solutions/despite-trump-era-reversals-2025-still-saw-environmental-wins-here-are-7-worth-noting/ | Maya Yang | Grist | January 4, 2026]
  EnviroAtlas maps ecosystem services, demographics, land cover, and environmental indicators. It can support environmental justice work on trees, heat, flooding, and public health.
  This article reviews local and state environmental wins, including pollution tracking and community protections. It is useful for showing that environmental justice work can continue even when federal policy shifts.


=====EPA Toxics Release Inventory=====
=====Cumulative Health Impacts at the Intersection of Climate Change and Environmental Justice=====
[https://www.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program | EPA | EPA | 2024]
[https://www.epa.gov/research-grants/cumulative-health-impacts-intersection-climate-change-environmental-justice-and-3 | EPA | EPA | October 8, 2025]
  The Toxics Release Inventory tracks industrial chemical releases and waste management. It is a key tool for identifying toxic sites near communities.
  EPA describes research on communities facing both climate stress and pollution exposure. The page is useful for explaining cumulative health impacts and the need for integrated solutions.


=====EPA Superfund National Priorities List=====
=====Trump Cuts Hundreds of EPA Grants, Leaving Cities on the Hook for Climate Resiliency=====
[https://www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-national-priorities-list-npl | EPA | EPA | 2024]
[https://grist.org/cities/trump-cuts-hundreds-of-epa-grants-leaving-cities-on-the-hook-for-climate-resiliency/ | Jake Bittle | Grist | June 2, 2025]
  The National Priorities List identifies some of the most serious contaminated sites in the United States. It is useful for articles on toxic cleanup and community exposure.
  This article describes canceled or interrupted grants for environmental justice, health, and severe-weather preparedness. It shows how funding instability can weaken community resilience.


=====EPA Drinking Water Mapping and Data=====
=====President Trump Abandoned Environmental Justice Communities. Scientists Can Fill the Void=====
[https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water | EPA | EPA | 2024]
[https://blog.ucs.org/elise-tolbert/president-trump-abandoned-environmental-justice-communities-scientists-can-fill-the-void/ | Elise Tolbert | Union of Concerned Scientists | May 26, 2025]
  EPA drinking-water resources explain standards, monitoring, and contamination issues. They support articles on water insecurity and unequal access to safe water.
  The article argues that scientists can support communities by preserving data, sharing tools, and documenting pollution burdens. It is relevant to community-led monitoring and public-interest science.


=====CDC Asthma Data and Surveillance=====
=====Finding ‘Win-Win-Wins’ for Climate, Economics and Justice=====
[https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/php/data-research/index.html | CDC | CDC | 2024]
[https://seas.umich.edu/news/finding-win-win-wins-climate-economics-and-justice | Matt Davenport | University of Michigan | April 23, 2025]
  CDC asthma data help track prevalence, emergency visits, and health disparities. The resource is useful for mapping asthma hotspots and linking them to environmental conditions.
  Researchers found examples where climate mitigation can reduce emissions while supporting prosperity and equity. The article is useful for framing justice-centered climate policy.


=====EPA Heat Island Effect Resources=====
=====EPA Recent Research Related to Environmental Justice=====
[https://www.epa.gov/heatislands | EPA | EPA | 2024]
[https://assessments.epa.gov/risk/document/%26deid%3D365325 | EPA | EPA | March 28, 2025]
  EPA explains causes, impacts, and mitigation strategies for urban heat islands. The resource supports articles on cool roofs, trees, pavement, and neighborhood heat risk.
  This EPA research poster summarizes work on air pollution impacts in environmental justice communities. It connects structural racism, exposure disparities, and cumulative health impacts.


=====EPA Community Air Monitoring=====
=====EPA Regulations Cut Power Sector Emissions but Miss Opportunities for Deeper Reductions=====
[https://www.epa.gov/air-sensor-toolbox | EPA | EPA | 2024]
[https://acee.princeton.edu/acee-news/epa-regulations-cut-power-sector-emissions-but-miss-opportunities-for-deeper-reductions/ | Colton Poore | Princeton University | March 12, 2025]
  EPA’s Air Sensor Toolbox helps communities understand low-cost air sensors and data quality. It is useful for community-led monitoring projects.
  Princeton researchers analyzed how EPA power-sector rules could reduce emissions. The article helps connect power-plant policy to climate and air-quality justice.


=====NIH Environmental Justice and Health Research=====
=====NEJAC Recommendations for Reducing Cumulative and Disproportionate Impacts=====
[https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/translational/justice | NIEHS | NIH | 2024]
[https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2024-11/nejac-recommendations-for-reducing-cumulative-and-disproportionate-impacts-and-burdens-in-environmental-justice-communities.pdf | National Environmental Justice Advisory Council | EPA | November 2024]
  NIEHS supports research on environmental exposures, health disparities, and community-engaged science. It is useful for grounding environmental justice articles in health research.
  The recommendations focus on cumulative impacts in environmental justice communities. They are useful for articles on how pollution, climate, health, and social stressors add up.


=====NIEHS Strategic Plan 2025-2029=====
=====EPA Report Shows Disproportionate Impacts of Climate Change on Socially Vulnerable Populations=====
[https://www.niehs.nih.gov/about/strategicplan | NIEHS | NIH | 2025]
[https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-report-shows-disproportionate-impacts-climate-change-socially-vulnerable | EPA | EPA | September 2, 2021]
  The strategic plan emphasizes environmental health science and the effects of environmental exposures on human biology. It provides background for public-health oriented environmental justice topics.
  EPA’s analysis found that socially vulnerable groups face greater risks from climate impacts. It remains useful background for heat, flooding, air pollution, and labor exposure topics.


=====Environmental Justice and Climate Vulnerability=====
=====Environmental Justice and Climate Vulnerability=====
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  EPA’s analysis examines social vulnerability across multiple climate impacts. It is useful for explaining why heat, flooding, air pollution, and labor exposure do not affect all groups equally.
  EPA’s analysis examines social vulnerability across multiple climate impacts. It is useful for explaining why heat, flooding, air pollution, and labor exposure do not affect all groups equally.


=====Fenceline Communities and Chemical Exposure=====
===General Climate and Environmental Justice===
[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7035204/ | Jill Johnston et al. | PMC | 2020]
This article explains how people living near industrial facilities face chemical exposure and disaster risk. It is foundational for toxic-site and cumulative-burden articles.


=====Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping=====
=====NIH Environmental Justice and Health Research=====
[https://www.epa.gov/ejscreen | EPA | EPA | 2024]
[https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/translational/justice | NIEHS | NIH | 2024]
  EJScreen remains one of the most used tools for comparing environmental and demographic indicators. It supports local articles that need maps of pollution and vulnerability.
  NIEHS supports research on environmental exposures, health disparities, and community-engaged science. It is useful for grounding environmental justice articles in health research.


=====Community Science for Urban Heat=====
=====NIEHS Strategic Plan 2025-2029=====
[https://www.noaa.gov/urban-heat-island-mapping | NOAA | NOAA | 2024]
[https://www.niehs.nih.gov/about/strategicplan | NIEHS | NIH | 2025]
  NOAA’s urban heat campaigns rely on volunteers to collect temperature data across city streets. The approach helps reveal block-by-block heat inequities.
  The strategic plan emphasizes environmental health science and the effects of environmental exposures on human biology. It provides background for public-health oriented environmental justice topics.
 
=====Water Insecurity and Human Rights=====
[https://www.unwater.org/publications/un-world-water-development-report-2026 | UN-Water | UN-Water | March 19, 2026]
The report provides global evidence on unsafe water, sanitation gaps, and water stress. It supports articles on water justice and infrastructure inequality.
 
=====Pollution Exposure From Transportation=====
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/deaths-vehicle-emissions-pollution | Dharna Noor | The Guardian | June 29, 2026]
Vehicle pollution creates health burdens that often fall near highways, ports, warehouses, and freight routes. This article is useful for transportation justice and asthma prevention.
 
=====Community Monitoring as Environmental Power=====
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/pacoima-pollution-air-sensors-monitoring | Maanvi Singh | The Guardian | June 9, 2026]
Pacoima’s air-sensor network demonstrates how communities can generate evidence that official monitors miss. It is a strong closing example for environmental justice science.

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Environmental Justice: Core Themes and Resources

The pages are a collection of environmental justice articles and resources. Overall, they show how pollution, climate change, industrial siting, transportation, heat, water insecurity, and weak regulation often place the greatest burdens on communities that already face poverty, racial inequality, health disparities, or limited political power.

Unequal Pollution Exposure

The biggest theme is unequal exposure to pollution. Several pages focus on vehicle emissions, warehouse expansion, diesel trucks, fossil-fuel infrastructure, gas plants, coke ovens, coal plants, cement plants, and industrial chemical sites. The common point is that pollution is not spread evenly. Highways, ports, warehouses, refineries, power plants, and toxic facilities are often located near low-income neighborhoods, communities of color, Indigenous communities, and other places with less political influence.

Toxic Chemicals and Accountability

Another major theme is toxic chemicals and long-term accountability. The East Palestine train spill, PFAS contamination, Chemours settlement, military waste in Alaska, toxic dust from the Great Salt Lake, and bankrupt industrial polluters all show how communities can be left with health risks long after a spill, factory closure, or regulatory failure. These pages emphasize the need for cleanup funding, health monitoring, stronger chemical rules, and polluter responsibility.

Urban Heat and Cooling Equity

The material also highlights urban heat as an environmental justice issue. Articles on heat islands, tree canopy gaps, satellite heat mapping, citizen heat sensing, and tree equity show that neighborhoods with fewer trees, more pavement, poorer housing, and less cooling access face higher heat risk. Heat is treated not just as a climate problem, but as a public-health and housing-equity problem.

Air Pollution and Health

A fourth theme is air pollution and health. The pages connect traffic pollution, wildfire smoke, industrial emissions, ozone, particulate matter, and heat to asthma, allergies, cardiovascular disease, childhood health, pregnancy risk, and older-adult vulnerability. Several items stress that official air monitors may miss pollution hotspots, which makes community sensors and better monitoring important.

Water Justice

The collection also covers water justice. Articles on global water stress, sanitation, mining, PFAS, drinking-water contamination, and environmental degradation frame clean water as a human-rights issue. The mining-related pages show how the clean-energy transition can still create environmental harm when mineral extraction threatens rivers and drinking-water systems.

Community Science and Mapping

Another strong thread is community science and mapping tools. Resources such as EJScreen, CalEnviroScreen, the Environmental Justice Index, EnviroAtlas, Tree Equity Score, AirNow, PurpleAir, OpenAQ, CDC tracking tools, and NOAA heat-mapping campaigns show how data can help identify overburdened places. The Pacoima sensor story is a practical example of residents gathering their own evidence when official systems miss local pollution.

Policy, Regulation, and Cumulative Impacts

The policy-related pages focus on regulation, funding, and cumulative impacts. They show that environmental justice depends not only on identifying pollution, but also on enforcing rules, funding local resilience, preventing new polluting infrastructure, and considering multiple overlapping burdens at once. Several articles discuss federal rollbacks, canceled grants, air-quality rules, power-plant regulation, and local ordinances as examples of how policy decisions affect frontline communities.

Transportation, Freight, and Clean Mobility

Five Americans Die Every Hour From Toxic Vehicle Emissions, Study Finds

| Dharna Noor | The Guardian | June 29, 2026 

A new analysis links road-vehicle pollution to tens of thousands of premature deaths and many childhood asthma cases in the United States. The article is useful for environmental justice because traffic pollution is often concentrated near highways, freight routes, and low-income neighborhoods.
New Report Finds Disadvantaged Communities Bear the Brunt of Warehouse Expansion

| Earthjustice | Earthjustice | April 28, 2025 

The report finds that large warehouses and diesel truck traffic are concentrated in disadvantaged communities. It supports policy solutions that reduce freight-related air pollution.
Stricter Truck Pollution Rule Would Prevent 500 Deaths a Year

| Tribune News Service | Phys.org | March 19, 2025 

The article discusses health benefits from stronger truck pollution standards. It is useful for freight-corridor communities exposed to diesel emissions and asthma risks.
Adopting Zero-Emission Trucks and Buses Could Save Lives, Prevent Asthma

| Amanda Morris | Northwestern University | March 18, 2025 

Researchers modeled how cleaner trucks and buses could reduce deaths, asthma, and pollution in Illinois. Community partners helped shape the research questions, making this a strong example of participatory science.
To Build a Thriving Electric Vehicle Market, Prioritize Equity and Justice

| ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | August 28, 2024 

This research summary argues that EV policy must account for equity and access. It connects clean transportation to environmental justice and pollution reduction.
Electric School Buses May Yield Significant Health and Climate Benefits

| ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | May 20, 2024 

Researchers found major health and climate benefits from replacing diesel school buses with electric buses. The article is relevant to children’s exposure to diesel exhaust.

Toxic Chemicals, Industrial Sites, and Fenceline Communities

New Study Suggests Health Damage From Exposure to Ohio Toxic Train Spill

| Carey Gillam | The Guardian | June 26, 2026 

Researchers found signs of lasting immune-system stress among some residents exposed to chemicals after the East Palestine derailment. The story highlights why community health tracking matters after toxic disasters.
US Says Chemical Maker Chemours to Pay $450M to Settle ‘Forever Chemicals’ Case

| Matthew Daly | Associated Press | June 25, 2026 

The settlement addresses PFAS discharges affecting rivers and drinking-water supplies in multiple states. It is relevant to environmental justice because contaminated water often burdens communities near chemical plants and industrial sites.
PFAS: NGOs Sue French State Over Failure to Tackle ‘Forever Chemicals’

| Stéphane Mandard | Le Monde | May 21, 2026 

Environmental groups and residents sued the French government over alleged failures to prevent and remedy PFAS pollution. The case shows how chemical contamination becomes a rights and accountability issue.
High Levels of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found Off Coast of Southern England

| Helena Horton | The Guardian | May 19, 2026 

Researchers found PFAS contamination in water, soil, and marine life around the Solent. The findings show how wastewater, landfills, and military sites can create widespread toxic exposure.
EPA Dismantles Protections for Mercury and Air Toxics From Power Plants

| Earthjustice | Earthjustice | February 20, 2026 

Advocates warn that weakening mercury and air-toxics protections could increase health burdens near coal and oil-fired power plants. The article connects regulatory rollbacks to asthma, toxic exposure, and frontline communities.
Groups File Appeal to Limit Tire Burning for Fuel at Seattle Cement Plant

| Earthjustice | Earthjustice | January 5, 2026 

Community and environmental groups challenged increased tire burning at a cement plant near Seattle’s Duwamish Valley. The case highlights toxic air pollution, cumulative burden, and community advocacy.
Newark Leaders Introduce Historic Ordinance to Protect Community Health and Climate

| Earthjustice | Earthjustice | December 22, 2025 

Newark officials proposed restrictions on new fossil-fuel infrastructure to reduce pollution and health burdens. The article is relevant to land-use reform in heavily polluted cities.
The Country’s Biggest Magnesium Producer Went Bankrupt and Left Pollution Behind

| Leia Larsen | Grist | December 16, 2025 

This investigation describes pollution and cleanup challenges at US Magnesium near the Great Salt Lake. It shows how industrial bankruptcy can leave communities and ecosystems with toxic liabilities.
A Drying Great Salt Lake Is Spewing Toxic Dust

| Leia Larsen | Grist | December 1, 2025 

The article explains how a shrinking lakebed can release dust containing hazardous substances. It connects water mismanagement, air pollution, and public-health risk.
Nearly 47 Million Americans Live Near Hidden Fossil Fuel Sites

| Boston University | ScienceDaily | November 20, 2025 

Researchers mapped fossil-fuel infrastructure and found millions of people living near wells, refineries, pipelines, storage sites, or transport facilities. The study highlights exposure from often-overlooked parts of the fossil-fuel supply chain.
Nobody Wants This Gas Plant. Trump Is Forcing It to Stay Open

| Naveena Sadasivam | Grist | September 5, 2025 

The article describes a community already burdened by pollution being forced to keep an aging gas plant online. It connects energy policy, local air quality, and environmental justice.
Groups Sue EPA Over Toxic Coke Oven Emissions

| Earthjustice | Earthjustice | August 12, 2025 

Community and environmental groups sued over toxic emissions from coke ovens. The article highlights industrial pollution burdens in places such as Lake County, Indiana.
Newark Could Be Home to Yet Another Gas-Fired Power Plant

| Earthjustice | Earthjustice | May 14, 2025 

Residents and advocates opposed another gas-fired power plant in a city already affected by heavy pollution. The article connects land-use decisions to asthma, cancer risk, and cumulative exposure.
Alaska Natives Want the US Military to Clean Up Its Toxic Waste

| Joaqlin Estus | Grist | March 19, 2025 

Alaska Native communities are demanding cleanup of abandoned military contamination. The article highlights toxic waste, Indigenous rights, and long-term accountability.
Retiring Coal Plants With Climate and Equity in Mind

| Princeton Engineering | Princeton University | October 9, 2024 

Researchers examine how coal-plant retirement decisions can consider both emissions and local equity. The article is useful for communities living near power plants.
On the Agenda This Earth Day: A Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution

| Joseph Winters | Grist | April 24, 2024 

This article explains the global plastics treaty process and policy options such as production limits and polluter responsibility. Plastic pollution is an environmental justice issue because waste facilities and incinerators are often placed near vulnerable communities.
EPA Toxics Release Inventory

| EPA | EPA | 2024 

The Toxics Release Inventory tracks industrial chemical releases and waste management. It is a key tool for identifying toxic sites near communities.
EPA Superfund National Priorities List

| EPA | EPA | 2024 

The National Priorities List identifies some of the most serious contaminated sites in the United States. It is useful for articles on toxic cleanup and community exposure.
Chemical Exposures, Health and Environmental Justice in Communities Living on the Fenceline

| Jill Johnston et al. | PMC | 2020 

This article explains how fenceline communities face toxic exposures, disaster risk, and chronic stress. It is foundational background for toxic sites and cumulative burden.

Urban Heat, Trees, and Cooling Equity

The Relationship Between the Urban Heat Island Effect and Environmental Justice

| M. Bobrowska-Korzeniowska | Frontiers in Climate | June 2026 

This research connects urban heat islands, air pollution, housing conditions, and allergic disease risks among children. It shows how heat and pollution can compound health burdens in disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Trees Halve Urban Heat Island Effect Globally but Unequal Access Remains

| R. I. McDonald et al. | Nature Communications | 2026 

This study finds that tree canopy can substantially reduce urban heat, but benefits are unevenly distributed. It supports tree-equity planning in low-income and heat-burdened neighborhoods.
Satellites, Urban Heat, and Environmental Justice

| Joshua B. Fisher | Chapman University | 2026 

This paper explains how satellite data can help map urban heat and environmental inequity. It supports community-centered heat-risk planning and targeted cooling investments.
A Systematic Review of Urban Heat Island Impacts and Mitigation

| Z. Zheng et al. | Systems | 2026 

The review summarizes research on urban heat islands, public health, mitigation, equity, and policy. It is useful for explaining why heat mapping must account for social vulnerability.
Prenatal Exposure to Extreme Heat and Autism in Children

| D. G. Luglio et al. | PMC | 2026 

This study looks at prenatal heat exposure and child neurodevelopment. It is relevant to environmental justice because pregnant people in hotter, under-resourced neighborhoods may face greater climate-related health risks.
Citizen Science Dataset on Residents’ Urban Heat Perception

| Ferran Larroya et al. | arXiv | October 29, 2025 

Residents in climate-vulnerable Barcelona neighborhoods helped collect heat and comfort data using sensors and surveys. The dataset shows how lived experience can improve heat-equity planning.
Detection and Simulation of Urban Heat Islands Using a Fine-Tuned Geospatial Foundation Model

| Jannis Fleckenstein et al. | arXiv | October 21, 2025 

Researchers used geospatial AI to detect urban heat patterns and simulate mitigation strategies. The work can help cities identify underserved areas where cooling investments are most needed.
Tree Canopy Gaps and Urban Heat in Laredo

| Laredo Morning Times | Laredo Morning Times | October 2025 

Laredo advocates are using lidar to map tree canopy gaps and target heat-reduction work. The project connects tree equity, urban heat, and environmental justice data.
Detection and Simulation of Urban Heat Islands Using a Geospatial Foundation Model

| David Kreismann | arXiv | September 2025 

This paper explores AI-based mapping of urban heat and possible vegetation strategies. It is useful for cities with limited monitoring infrastructure.
Dynamics of Urban Heat Island in Lafia, Nigeria

| Oladiran Johnson Abimbola et al. | arXiv | March 2025 

This remote-sensing study maps urban heat, vegetation loss, and land-surface temperature in Lafia. It provides a useful example of heat-island mapping in a rapidly urbanizing African city.

| X. Li et al. | Atmosphere | 2025 

The study reviews research trends connecting aerosols, urban heat islands, and urban air pollution. It supports articles on combined heat and pollution burdens.
Urban Heat Island Effect and Socio-Demographic Disparities in Greater London

| K. Krenz et al. | Cities & Health | 2025 

This study examines how heat-island exposure overlaps with social inequality in Greater London. It can support mapping methods for local heat justice.
Urban Heat Islands and a Climate of Inequities

| University of Michigan | University of Michigan | August 13, 2024 

This article explains how urban heat islands disproportionately affect some communities. It is useful for linking tree cover, built surfaces, and heat-health risk.
Urban Heat Islands: Managing Extreme Heat to Keep Cities Cool

| Joint Research Centre | European Commission | July 22, 2024 

The article identifies ways cities can manage urban heat through planning and adaptation. It supports heat-island articles focused on public safety and local government action.
CDC Heat and Health Tracker

| CDC | CDC | 2024 

This tracker provides heat and health data to help communities understand local heat risk. It supports environmental justice work in neighborhoods with high heat exposure and limited cooling resources.
NOAA Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaigns

| NOAA | NOAA | 2024 

NOAA supports community science campaigns that measure street-level urban heat. The program helps cities identify heat islands and target cooling strategies.
Tree Equity Score

| American Forests | American Forests | 2024 

Tree Equity Score maps where tree canopy is insufficient relative to heat, income, health, and demographic factors. It is useful for prioritizing shade investments in underserved neighborhoods.
Climate Central Urban Heat Island Resources

| Climate Central | Climate Central | 2024 

Climate Central explains how buildings, pavement, and lack of trees increase urban temperatures. The resource is useful for local heat-island articles and public education.
EPA Heat Island Effect Resources

| EPA | EPA | 2024 

EPA explains causes, impacts, and mitigation strategies for urban heat islands. The resource supports articles on cool roofs, trees, pavement, and neighborhood heat risk.

Climate Health, Air Quality, Asthma, and Wildfire Smoke

This LA Neighborhood Is Choked by Smog. The Solution: A Network of Sensors on Offices, Homes and Bags

| Maanvi Singh | The Guardian | June 9, 2026 

Residents in Pacoima are using low-cost air sensors to document hyperlocal pollution that government monitors may miss. The article is a strong example of community-led environmental monitoring.
Climate Justice: Why the Burden Isn’t Equal

| IQAir | IQAir | June 3, 2026 

This explainer describes how communities that contribute least to emissions often face higher pollution and climate risks. It connects air quality, inequality, and environmental health.
How Climate Change Makes Your Allergies Worse

| Kiley Price | Inside Climate News | May 8, 2026 

The article explains how warming, carbon pollution, pollen, heat waves, and air pollution can worsen allergies and asthma. It is useful for connecting environmental justice to respiratory health.
As Doctors See the Costs of Climate Change, Trump Plays a Deadly Game of Denial

| Jessica A. Knoblauch | Earthjustice | March 26, 2026 

Physicians and advocates describe how climate change, fossil-fuel pollution, heat, wildfire smoke, and air toxics affect patient health. The article highlights climate-health harms in frontline communities.
Wildfires and Public Health: A Comprehensive Review

| X. Ye et al. | PMC | 2026 

This review summarizes how wildfire smoke affects respiratory and cardiovascular health. It is relevant to environmental justice because smoke exposure often combines with housing, work, and health-care inequities.
Air Pollution, Asthma and Diet: From Mechanisms to Public Health

| P. A. Carvalho et al. | PMC | 2026 

The review examines how air pollution contributes to asthma and lung-function harms. It provides science background for asthma hotspots in communities exposed to traffic, industry, and wildfire smoke.
Air Quality News: August 2025

| Clean Air Fund | Clean Air Fund | August 29, 2025 

This roundup covers air pollution, wildfire smoke, heatwave pollution spikes, and health-focused advocacy. It is useful for tracking global air-quality justice issues.
School-Based Asthma Therapy Improves Student Health, Lowers Medical Costs

| ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | April 11, 2025 

This research summary covers school-based asthma therapy for children. It is relevant to environmental justice because asthma burdens are often higher in polluted neighborhoods and under-resourced schools.
Exposure to Air Pollution in Childhood Is Associated With Reduced Brain Connectivity

| ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | April 1, 2025 

The research summary links childhood air-pollution exposure to changes in brain connectivity. It expands the environmental justice discussion beyond lungs to child development.
Weather Emergencies Affect Older Adults’ Views on Climate and Health

| ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | March 20, 2025 

This article discusses how extreme weather affects older adults’ perceptions of climate and health. It is relevant for environmental justice because older adults in hot or polluted neighborhoods face higher risks.
Whose Air Quality Are We Monitoring?

| University of Utah | EurekAlert | March 18, 2025 

Researchers found that EPA air monitors are disproportionately located in predominantly white neighborhoods. The article is central to environmental justice because monitoring gaps can hide pollution exposure in communities of color.
Global Warming Can Lead to Inflammation in Human Airways

| ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | March 17, 2025 

This research summary links warming conditions to airway inflammation. It supports environmental justice work on heat, respiratory disease, and climate-health inequality.
Smoke From Wildland-Urban Interface Fires More Deadly Than Remote Wildfires

| ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | March 14, 2025 

This article summarizes research on the health danger of smoke from fires that burn homes, vehicles, and built materials. It is relevant to toxic exposure after climate-driven disasters.
Delhi Air Pollution Worse Than Expected as Water Vapor Skews Figures

| ScienceDaily Staff | ScienceDaily | March 12, 2025 

Researchers found that air-quality estimates can be distorted by water vapor, affecting pollution measurement. The article shows why accurate monitoring matters for public-health decisions.
The Concept of Environmental Injustice in Allergy and Asthma

| E. Perera | PMC | 2025 

This review examines how environmental injustice contributes to asthma, allergic rhinitis, and related health disparities. It is useful background for asthma hotspots and unequal pollution exposure.
American Lung Association State of the Air 2025

| American Lung Association | American Lung Association | 2025 

This report grades air quality and discusses ozone and particulate pollution across the United States. It is useful for identifying communities with unhealthy air and respiratory risks.
Comprehensive Monitoring of Air Pollution Hotspots Using Sparse Sensor Networks

| Ankit Bhardwaj et al. | arXiv | October 2024 

Researchers added low-cost sensors to improve pollution-hotspot detection in New Delhi. The study shows how sparse public monitoring networks can miss hidden exposure zones.
California Has Dramatically Improved Its Air Quality, but Racial Disparities Persist

| Phys.org | Phys.org | September 12, 2024 

The article reports that air quality improved statewide while racial disparities in exposure remained. It is useful for explaining why overall progress can still leave environmental injustice unresolved.
AirNow Fire and Smoke Map

| EPA and U.S. Forest Service | AirNow | 2024 

The Fire and Smoke Map combines monitoring and sensor data to show smoke conditions. It helps communities understand wildfire smoke exposure and take protective action.
EPA Air Quality System Data and Monitoring Gaps

| EPA | EPA | 2024 

EPA’s Air Quality System stores official air-monitoring data used for regulation and research. It is useful for understanding where data exists and where communities may need supplemental monitoring.
PurpleAir Community Air Monitoring

| PurpleAir | PurpleAir | 2024 

PurpleAir provides low-cost particulate sensors used by many communities to track local smoke and air pollution. It is relevant to community-led environmental monitoring.
OpenAQ Air Quality Data Platform

| OpenAQ | OpenAQ | 2024 

OpenAQ aggregates air-quality data from governments and low-cost sensors around the world. It helps researchers and communities compare pollution exposure across places.
CDC Asthma Data and Surveillance

| CDC | CDC | 2024 

CDC asthma data help track prevalence, emergency visits, and health disparities. The resource is useful for mapping asthma hotspots and linking them to environmental conditions.

Water Justice, Sanitation, and Mining Impacts

Protecting Water in the Mining Rush

| Wilson Center | New Security Beat | April 16, 2026 

This article examines how mining for critical minerals can threaten rivers and drinking-water systems. It is relevant for environmental justice because extraction burdens often fall on rural, Indigenous, or politically marginalized communities.
Environmental Degradation Leaves Billions Without Life-Sustaining Water and Sanitation

| UN Human Rights Office | OHCHR | April 10, 2026 

The article frames water and sanitation access as human-rights issues affected by pollution, degradation, and inequality. It connects water insecurity to environmental justice and public health.
UN World Water Development Report 2026

| UN-Water | UN-Water | March 19, 2026 

This report documents global water insecurity and the uneven burden of unsafe drinking water and sanitation. It provides background for articles on water justice, public health, and unequal infrastructure access.
World Enters New Era of Water Crisis, UN Says

| Health Policy Watch | Health Policy Watch | January 28, 2026 

The article reports on UN warnings about global water stress and degraded water systems. It is useful for linking environmental degradation to health, food security, and unequal access.
World Enters “Era of Global Water Bankruptcy,” UN Scientists Warn

| United Nations University | UNU-INWEH | January 20, 2026 

UN researchers warn that water systems are being pushed beyond recovery in many regions. The article is useful for explaining why water insecurity is both an environmental and justice problem.
Climate Vulnerability and Community Health in Greensboro

| Rehinatu Usman and Onyedikachi J. Okeke | arXiv | January 15, 2026 

This study maps flood exposure, respiratory health, poverty, aging housing, and social disadvantage in Greensboro, North Carolina. It shows how neighborhood-level data can identify environmental justice hotspots.
They Lost Their Jobs and Funding Under Trump. What Did Communities Lose?

| Grist Staff | Grist | July 24, 2025 

This article documents the effects of federal climate and environmental justice funding cuts. It shows how local health, wastewater, food, and resilience programs can be disrupted.
Environmental Justice Atlas

| EJAtlas | EJAtlas | 2024 

The Environmental Justice Atlas documents environmental conflicts around the world. It is useful for comparing toxic sites, mining conflicts, water disputes, and community resistance across regions.
CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network

| CDC | CDC | 2024 

The tracking network provides data on environmental hazards, exposures, and health outcomes. It is useful for mapping asthma, heat illness, air pollution, and water-related health indicators.
EPA Drinking Water Mapping and Data

| EPA | EPA | 2024 

EPA drinking-water resources explain standards, monitoring, and contamination issues. They support articles on water insecurity and unequal access to safe water.

Environmental Justice Mapping, Monitoring, and Data Tools

Environmental Justice Index 2024 Update

| CDC/ATSDR | CDC | December 3, 2024 

The update adds and revises indicators in the Environmental Justice Index based on community engagement. This tool helps identify places where social vulnerability and environmental burdens overlap.
EJScreen: Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool

| EPA | EPA | 2024 

EJScreen combines environmental and demographic indicators to identify communities facing potential disproportionate burdens. It is one of the core public tools for environmental justice mapping.
CalEnviroScreen

| California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment | OEHHA | 2024 

CalEnviroScreen maps pollution burden and population vulnerability across California census tracts. It is widely used to identify communities most affected by cumulative environmental stressors.
Environmental Justice Index Explorer

| CDC/ATSDR | CDC | 2024 

The EJI helps identify communities that may experience environmental injustice using social, health, and environmental indicators. It is useful for mapping asthma, pollution, heat, and vulnerability.
EPA EnviroAtlas

| EPA | EPA | 2024 

EnviroAtlas maps ecosystem services, demographics, land cover, and environmental indicators. It can support environmental justice work on trees, heat, flooding, and public health.
EPA Community Air Monitoring

| EPA | EPA | 2024 

EPA’s Air Sensor Toolbox helps communities understand low-cost air sensors and data quality. It is useful for community-led monitoring projects.
Mobility-Based Exposure Mapping

| Zhewei Liu, Chenyue Liu and Ali Mostafavi | arXiv | June 16, 2023 

The paper shows that people can be exposed to hazards outside their home neighborhoods through daily travel. It adds nuance to pollution mapping and environmental justice screening.
Community-Based Environmental Justice Visualization

| Joel Flax-Hatch et al. | arXiv | December 2021 

This research visualizes environmental burdens with community participation. It is useful for local groups that need maps to support advocacy.

Policy, Regulation, Funding, and Cumulative Impacts

Integrated Assessment of Environmental, Infrastructural, and Social Risks in Cities

| S. Liu et al. | PMC | 2026 

This study examines overlapping urban risks such as air pollution, heatwaves, flooding, and infrastructure vulnerability. It supports environmental justice approaches that consider cumulative burdens.
Despite Trump-Era Reversals, 2025 Still Saw Environmental Wins

| Maya Yang | Grist | January 4, 2026 

This article reviews local and state environmental wins, including pollution tracking and community protections. It is useful for showing that environmental justice work can continue even when federal policy shifts.
Cumulative Health Impacts at the Intersection of Climate Change and Environmental Justice

| EPA | EPA | October 8, 2025 

EPA describes research on communities facing both climate stress and pollution exposure. The page is useful for explaining cumulative health impacts and the need for integrated solutions.
Trump Cuts Hundreds of EPA Grants, Leaving Cities on the Hook for Climate Resiliency

| Jake Bittle | Grist | June 2, 2025 

This article describes canceled or interrupted grants for environmental justice, health, and severe-weather preparedness. It shows how funding instability can weaken community resilience.
President Trump Abandoned Environmental Justice Communities. Scientists Can Fill the Void

| Elise Tolbert | Union of Concerned Scientists | May 26, 2025 

The article argues that scientists can support communities by preserving data, sharing tools, and documenting pollution burdens. It is relevant to community-led monitoring and public-interest science.
Finding ‘Win-Win-Wins’ for Climate, Economics and Justice

| Matt Davenport | University of Michigan | April 23, 2025 

Researchers found examples where climate mitigation can reduce emissions while supporting prosperity and equity. The article is useful for framing justice-centered climate policy.

| EPA | EPA | March 28, 2025 

This EPA research poster summarizes work on air pollution impacts in environmental justice communities. It connects structural racism, exposure disparities, and cumulative health impacts.
EPA Regulations Cut Power Sector Emissions but Miss Opportunities for Deeper Reductions

| Colton Poore | Princeton University | March 12, 2025 

Princeton researchers analyzed how EPA power-sector rules could reduce emissions. The article helps connect power-plant policy to climate and air-quality justice.
NEJAC Recommendations for Reducing Cumulative and Disproportionate Impacts

| National Environmental Justice Advisory Council | EPA | November 2024 

The recommendations focus on cumulative impacts in environmental justice communities. They are useful for articles on how pollution, climate, health, and social stressors add up.
EPA Report Shows Disproportionate Impacts of Climate Change on Socially Vulnerable Populations

| EPA | EPA | September 2, 2021 

EPA’s analysis found that socially vulnerable groups face greater risks from climate impacts. It remains useful background for heat, flooding, air pollution, and labor exposure topics.
Environmental Justice and Climate Vulnerability

| EPA | EPA | 2021 

EPA’s analysis examines social vulnerability across multiple climate impacts. It is useful for explaining why heat, flooding, air pollution, and labor exposure do not affect all groups equally.

General Climate and Environmental Justice

NIH Environmental Justice and Health Research

| NIEHS | NIH | 2024 

NIEHS supports research on environmental exposures, health disparities, and community-engaged science. It is useful for grounding environmental justice articles in health research.
NIEHS Strategic Plan 2025-2029

| NIEHS | NIH | 2025 

The strategic plan emphasizes environmental health science and the effects of environmental exposures on human biology. It provides background for public-health oriented environmental justice topics.
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