Public-facing tools for analyzing and visualizing environmental data can play an integral role in advancing environmental data justice and the public’s environmental right to know. With decades of expertise in environmental science and policy research as well as experience building civic technologies, we provide meaningful feedback on the accessibility, functionality, and comprehensiveness of these public resources. Below are tools we have tested and analyzed for federal agency partners:
EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO)
EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) Notify
CEQ’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST)
EPA’s Benzene Fenceline Monitoring Dashboard
NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)
In addition to directly advising on projects and tools, we have also published a number of reports on public-facing environmental tools, providing critical analysis and recommendations:
How Gaps and Disparities in EPA Data Undermine Climate and Environmental Justice Screening Tools (Report)
EDGI Urges CEQ to Incorporate Federal Enforcement Data into Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (Public Comment)