WInSTEP Environmental Health Science Program: Environmental Justice

This video presentation provides context about the societal importance of environmental health and chemical toxicology, including a focus on environmental justice.

The face of science is changing. Increased diversity within the world of environmental health research is spurring the innovative ideas and solutions to push our planet forward in a healthy, more just direction. The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health has partnered with Environmental Health News to provide a space for the environmental health leaders of tomorrow to explore the intersection of research, health, diversity and justice. "Agents of Change" is an ongoing series featuring the stories, analyses and perspectives of next generation environmental health leaders who come from historically under-represented backgrounds in science and academia.

The failure by the city of Flint, Michigan to properly treat its municipal water system after a change in the source of water, has resulted in elevated lead levels in the city’s water and an increase in city children’s blood lead levels. Lead exposure in young children can lead to decrements in intelligence, development, behavior, attention and other neurological functions. This lack of ability to provide safe drinking water represents a failure to protect the public’s health at various governmental levels.

CHE has numerous webinars that span a wide variety of topics related to environmental health science and environmental justice.

Community-Focused Exposure and Risk Screening Tool (C-FERST) provides access to resources that can be used to help communities learn more about their environmental issues and risks. The options show how to use C-FERST to view a community's environment, compare community environmental conditions, explore and learn about environmental issues, plan projects with community guides, and participate in the C-FERST User Forum.

A bitter fight has broken out between the powerful backers of a major new grain terminal on the Mississippi River in south Louisiana and the historic Black community that has been on the fence line for 150 years.

This article describes how social inequalities shape ecological and evolutionary processes in U.S. cities and highlights the need for research that integrates justice perspectives with ecological and evolutionary dynamics.

Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.

In order to better meet the Agency’s responsibilities related to the protection of public health and the environment, EPA has developed a new environmental justice (EJ) mapping and screening tool called EJSCREEN. It is based on nationally consistent data and an approach that combines environmental and demographic indicators in maps and reports.

Experts contend that much more is needed to support projects that will reduce lead contamination via pipes and paint. Here's what you need to know about how the federal legislation in the proposed Build Back Better bill could affect Milwaukee's lead hazards in pipes and paint.

In this 7-part webinar series, learn from top scientists and experts on the impact of environmental exposures and toxics on reproductive health, pregnancy, and development.

This article explores how historical redlining and contemporary patterns of income inequality are associated with distinct bird communities and their habitat, which potentially influence the human experience

NEPAssist is a tool that facilitates the environmental review process and project planning in relation to environmental considerations. The web-based application draws environmental data dynamically from EPA Geographic Information System databases and web services and provides immediate screening of environmental assessment indicators for a user-defined area of interest.

​Lead service lines (LSLs) are the pipe that connects homes and other buildings to the water main in the street. They are the largest source of lead in contact with drinking water. While Congress banned new installation of LSLs in 1986 due to health risks, an estimated 6-10 million homes across the nation still are served by lead pipes.

What could be healthier than a backyard garden? In this podcast, we learn why soil contamination makes gardening potentially risky in some areas. Our experts explain what recent research can tell us about safe gardening practices.

A new analysis from the Environmental Working Group finds that lower income communities in Midwest states are more likely to deal with nitrate contamination in their drinking water, including around 200 communities in Wisconsin.

This short course provides an introduction to environmental health, examples of environmental adaptation, and implications for the environment and human health.