Environmental Equity Information Institute (E2I2)

The EPA 2009 “endangerment finding” has been officially repealed. If left unchallenged, this removes federal obligation to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and will dismantle critical legal frameworks that support national environmental and climate programs against carbon emissions, and drastically reduce public accountability against industrial polluters.

Publicly available environmental data overwhelmingly support the lived realities of our community partners: greenhouse gas emissions from burning and extracting fossil fuels impose compounding costs of healthcare, electricity, insurance, and food, increase socioeconomic inequities, and degrade our natural environment

The Environmental Equity Information Institute joins other environmental, health, and climate justice organizations across the country in urging greater investment in building the capacity of environmental justice communities to understand and respond to toxic pollution challenges. Deregulating federal emissions standards and dismantling taxpayer-funded information infrastructure does not change our shared climate reality. Sources: Thompson, A. (2026, February 12). What repealing the ‘endangerment finding’ means for public health. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-repealing-the-endangerment-finding-means-for-public-health/ Brown, S. (n.d.). EPA Repeals Legal Basis for Regulating Greenhouse Gases. What it Means for the US — and the World. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/insights/endangerment-finding-repeal-explained Jenks, C., Kranz, E., Dewey, S., (2025, August 12). EPA’s Proposal to Eliminate the Endangerment Finding and Motor Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Regulations. Environmental & Energy Law Program at Harvard Law School. Retrieved February 12, 2026, from https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/epas-proposal-to-eliminate-the-endangerment-finding-and-motor-vehicle-greenhouse-gas-regulations/ Sources 3/3 www.e2i2.org

E2I2 joins organizations across the country in emphasizing that removing the legal obligation for federal actions against greenhouse gas emissions will have adverse, long-term impacts on public health and quality of life, and intervention to protect communities is needed, now.

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Environmental data systems built for people and used for change. Vision 2030 Environmental Equity Information Institute Image: Group of people standing side by side

Since March 2023, E2I2 has delivered data visualization, data-powered tools, and customized training to 19 organizational partners in 7 states throughout the South and Mid-Atlantic region.

Environmental data in community hands cannot be hidden, erased, or censored. Our Vision 2030 is our strategic plan to continue expanding data access for communities tackling environmental and climate challenges in the Southeast. Alternative data systems ensure that federal cuts and rollbacks do not erase decades of environmental progress in communities that share the highest pollution and climate burden.

When people understand what is in their air, water, and soil, they gain the power to protect it. Data infrastructure, when designed with community needs in mind, reduces existing disparities in information access and encourages active participation in environmental decision-making. Our five-year plan expands the work that E2I2 has done for over three decades in making data accessible and actionable for environmental justice communities. Here’s our roadmap to 2030.

Alternative data systems ensure that federal cuts and rollbacks do not erase decades of environmental progress in communities that share the highest pollution and climate burden.

That's why E2I2 designed Our Vision 2030. www.e2i2.org

#environmentaljustice #pollution #data #citizenscience [1/2]

Slide 1: Rural communities face unique environmental and climate threats that traditional public data collection does not always capture. Photo: Birds-eye view with tracts of agricultural land, forested areas, of farming facilities, buildings, and residential housing in a rural town. @e2i2org on Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook.

Slide 2: Lack of quality data further complicates existing disparities in public health and makes decision-making much harder for rural residents. Source provided: https://sustainability-directory.com/question/what-are-key-challenges-in-rural-data-collection/ Photo: Continuation of Birds-eye view that brings into focus a farming silo next to a tract of agricultural land, a baseball field, tennis court, and streets leading to a commercial district

Slide 3: To create lasting environmental change in rural communities, Vision 2030 democratizes environmental health data collection through: Designing data collection tools in collaboration with the communities we serve Delivering customized training to leverage data for mitigating pollution challenges Developing long-term relationships with community-based organizations to support long-term resiliency

Slide 4: Sign up to receive updates about Vision 2030 and to learn how the Environmental Equity Information Institute is making data more accessible and actionable across the U.S. South. www.e2i2.org/contact/ Vision 2030 is a strategic plan designed by the Environmental Equity Information Institute.

🚜 📊 E2I2 is closing gaps in publicly available environmental data by working alongside rural communities facing unique pollution and climate threats.

Sign up for updates as we expand our work across the U.S. South and beyond in 2026 by visiting: www.e2i2.org/contact/

#environmental #data #justice

Photo: Diverse group of young professionals wearing vibrant colors and business casual, smiling in conversation Text: Over 30 years of making data more accessible and actionable in the Southeast. Environmental Equity Information Institute Tagline: Advancing Environmental Equity @e2i2org

Photo: Cattaills and a preview of the E2I2 Introduction Brochure, which features an undated photo of two environmental justice data researchers reading measurements from an electronic device in a marsh. Text: E2I2 launched its mission at HBCU Hampton University as a community-based, environmental justice data, research, and education center. Read our digital brochure to learn more about our mission, theory of change, and how we’re expanding environmental data access in the U.S. South at e2i2.org. Link: e2i2.org/introduction-brochure Follow @e2i2org on BSKY, Instagram, Facebook

We are expanding our work in 2026 because more changemakers need data partners who understand how to measure community impact.

Read our digital brochure below and help us support more communities fighting back against industrial pollution today.

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Text: Advancing Environmental Equity @e2i2org The Environmental Equity Information Institute is supporting more community-led citizen science initiatives through program evaluations, technical assistance, and data literacy training for community partners tackling pollution and climate challenges in the Southeast. Image: Person in a kayak wearing an orange waterproof vest, long sleeves, a brimmed hat, while paddling through a waterway. Follow: @e2i2org on Bluesky, Instagram, and Facebook

Advancing Environmental Equity @e2i2org Community-based citizen science fills gaps in public data infrastructure and encourages active participation in environmental decision-making. Increasing access to citizen science tools is part of our Vision 2030. Foster a healthier, more equitable environmental future with us. www.e2i2.org/giving Vision 2030 Environmental Equity Information Institute

E2I2 supports community-led citizen science initiatives as part of our Vision 2030 and our 30-year mission for a greener, healthier, and more equitable environmental future. Help us expand our work across the Southeast, and beyond, in 2026.

💙 www.e2i2.org/giving/

#citizenscience #datademocracy

Title: Community-based air monitoring for community defense against pollution. Photo: Group of people looking at a digital device, representing ease of access to real-time, continuous air pollution data. Vision 2030 Environmental Equity Information Institute

Title: Solar-powered, customized, and continuous air monitors. E2I2 collects and simplifies air pollution data in places often overlooked by state and federal agencies, such as rural communities. Vision 2030 will expand community-based air monitor coverage and data literacy training to enhance public health measures and grassroots efforts against toxic emissions challenges across the Southeast. Photo: One solar-powered air quality monitor device

Title: Our Work In action In a joint partnership with the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice and Intellectual Concepts, LLC, E2I2 installed five monitors to track particulate matter (PM2.5) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). PM2.5 and VOCs pose significant health risks to residents and is linked to increased rates of asthma, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Location: St. John the Baptist Parish, La Place, Louisiana Pictured, from left to right: Dr. Louise Palmer, executive director of the Environmental Equity Information Institute (E2I2), Dr. Femi Adesanya, Founder and Board Chair of E2I2, viewing prototype solar-powered air monitor

E2I2 is improving the way environmental justice communities access real-time air quality data as part of our Vision 2030. Sign up for updates as we support more communities tackling increased industrial pollution challenges in the Southeast.
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#environmentaljustice #pollution

[ Graphic shows Vision 2030 goals for building community-based data infrastructure in the Southeast. Included in the graphic is a cutout of a green deciduous tree, a water testing kit, a solar-powered air monitor, soil in a petri dish with a small sapling, and a woman in outdoor gear looking at a digital device to demonstrate ease of access to data.] Top to bottom: Building a Southeastern network of community air monitors Creating accessible environmental data portals supported by citizen science data from local residents Delivering customized, capacity-strengthening resources and data literacy training

Graphic shows Vision 2030 goals for building community-based data infrastructure in the Southeast. Featured images: a glass full of clean water, fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables (collard greens, strawberries, bell peppers, kiwis), pollinators (bees, a hummingbird at a flower), and two happy, young farmworkers holding a shovel and a bunch of green onions. Top to bottom text: Bringing our environmental health assessment and citizen science methodology to EJ communities throughout the Southeast. Working together across different sectors on food security and economic empowerment for EJ communities.

Top to bottom: Join our mission by supporting our work today: Share our work with friends, colleagues, and environmental leaders. Sign up to receive organizational updates in 2026. Sustain our mission by making a small contribution. @e2i2org on all platforms bluesky, linkedin, facebook, instagram Vision 2030 is a strategic plan for community-based data infrastructure designed by the Environmental Equity Information Institute in Atlanta, GA.

Our Vision 2030 is our strategic plan to continue expanding data access for communities tackling environmental and climate challenges in the Southeast.

See our roadmap for the next five years and help us make Vision 2030 a reality today.
www.e2i2.org/giving/

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Environmental data systems built for people and used for change. Vision 2030 Environmental Equity Information Institute Image: Group of people standing side by side

Since March 2023, E2I2 has delivered data visualization, data-powered tools, and customized training to 19 organizational partners in 7 states throughout the South and Mid-Atlantic region.

Environmental data in community hands cannot be hidden, erased, or censored. Our Vision 2030 is our strategic plan to continue expanding data access for communities tackling environmental and climate challenges in the Southeast. Alternative data systems ensure that federal cuts and rollbacks do not erase decades of environmental progress in communities that share the highest pollution and climate burden.

When people understand what is in their air, water, and soil, they gain the power to protect it. Data infrastructure, when designed with community needs in mind, reduces existing disparities in information access and encourages active participation in environmental decision-making. Our five-year plan expands the work that E2I2 has done for over three decades in making data accessible and actionable for environmental justice communities. Here’s our roadmap to 2030.

Alternative data systems ensure that federal cuts and rollbacks do not erase decades of environmental progress in communities that share the highest pollution and climate burden.

That's why E2I2 designed Our Vision 2030. www.e2i2.org

#environmentaljustice #pollution #data #citizenscience [1/2]

FULL POST: 📣 Communities need local-level data, and our roadmap to Vision 2030 will get data where it’s needed most—but, we need your help. We know you’re likely supporting other organizations like ours who are doing critical work, or you may not be able to contribute financially to our campaign. Instead, can we ask for your support by sharing our latest posts on Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin, or Bluesky? Send us a screenshot to info@e2i2.org and we will enter you into a drawing to receive an E2I2 tote bag that celebrates 30 years of making environmental data accessible for communities. Step 1: Sign up for E2I2 campaign updates: www.e2i2.org/contact/ Step 2: Like and share our latest posts on Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin, or Bluesky Step 3: Send us a screenshot of your repost to info@e2i2.org. — ALT TEXT: GRAPHIC: Mock-image of a hand holding a white totebag with the Environmental Equity Information Institute - Vision 2030 Logo in dark blue. Our data. Our Power. Our Future. Access to data is a fundamental right. Help us spread the word about Vision 2030 to be entered into a drawing for our tote bag. 1. Sign up for E2I2 campaign updates using our link or by scanning the QR code. 2. Like and share our latest posts on Linkedin, Instagram, Facebook, or Bluesky. 3. Send us a screenshot of your repost at info@e2i2.org. e2i2org on all platforms. (Bluesky, Linkedin, Facebook, and Instagram) No purchase or donation necessary to enter or win. Participation does not increase your chances of winning. Open to U.S. residents aged 18 and older. One entry per person. The winner will be selected at random and notified by email on December 3rd, 2025. Void where prohibited. This promotion is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with any social media platform.

🌎 Communities need access to local-level, actionable #environmental #data. Help us spread the word about our work to entered into a drawing for our 30th anniversary tote!

1: Sign up for updates: e2i2.org/contact/
2: Like and share our latest posts on Bluesky.
3: Send a screenshot to info@e2i2.org.

FULL POST: Your zip code should not determine your air quality. Communities overburdened by air pollution have fewer federal air monitors, making it difficult to protect themselves and their families from poor air quality. That’s why one of our Vision 2030 goals is to install our community air monitors throughout the Southeast to establish an interconnected, community-based air monitoring information network. From now until December 31, you can be part of this vision by supporting our work. 💡 www.e2i2.org/what-we-do 💚 www.e2i2.org/giving #WhyVision2030? — GRAPHIC ALT TEXT: Vision 2030 — Environmental Equity Information Institute E2I2 is expanding our Southeastern network of solar-powered, customized, community air monitors. Here’s why: According to the EPA, there are over 10,000 regulated air monitors in the US. Only 5,000 of them are currently active. (1) Studies indicate that regulatory air monitor networks are not evenly distributed, especially in communities overburdened by hazardous air pollution. (2) EPA air monitors typically do not monitor for individual hazardous chemicals of concern, leaving communities in the dark about harmful pollutants. Sources: (1) Air Quality System (AQS) - Healthy People 2030 | odphp.health.gov. (n.d.). https://odphp.health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/data-sources-and-methods/data-sources/air-quality-system-aqs (2) QuoKelly BC, Cova TJ, Debbink MP, Onega T, Brewer SC. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Regulatory Air Quality Monitor Locations in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(12):e2449005. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.49005te

Your zip code should not determine your air quality.

Communities overburdened by air pollution have fewer federal air monitors, making it difficult to protect themselves and their families from poor air quality. Vision 2030 will put #air monitors where they’re needed most.

www.e2i2.org/what-we-do

Organizational Partner Testimonial: "E2I2’s work reflects our community's voice while providing data in an easy to understand way. They are helping us bridge the gap between science and lived experience, with the ultimate goal of helping our community residents see how environmental data connects to daily life and overall community health." Quote: Tycoma Miller, MPH, CHES Role: Director of Outreach at the West Anniston Foundation -- Full Post: In Anniston, Alabama, where decades of industrial pollution have left lasting impacts, access to environmental information is key to long-term community resilience. This year, we partnered with the West Anniston Foundation, whose mission is to provide health, educational, and developmental resources that will create a sustainable community. Together, we’re building a community reference library that brings together scientific data, archival records, and local knowledge to strengthen environmental awareness and action. E2I2 is deeply grateful for the West Anniston Foundation’s partnership. To learn more about their programs and how you can amplify their important mission, please visit their page: www.westannistonfdn.org We're committed to organizational partnerships rooted in community wellbeing as part of Our Vision 2030: Our Data, Our Power, Our Future campaign for a more equitable, resilient Southeast. Support our mission by sharing our work and staying connected with E2I2! Sign up for updates at www.e2i2.org/contact/ -- Attached graphic contents: ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY with the West Anniston Foundation Location: Anniston, Alabama. [ Environmental Equity Information Institute ] [ West Anniston Foundation logo. ] @e2i2org on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky.

📚💪 Access to environmental information is key to long-term community resilience.

This year, E2I2 partnered with the West Anniston Foundation to build a community reference library that hosts scientific #data, archival records, and local knowledge to strengthen #environmental awareness and action.

FULL POST: 📣 Communities need local-level data, and our roadmap to Vision 2030 will get data where it’s needed most—but, we need your help. We know you’re likely supporting other organizations like ours who are doing critical work, or you may not be able to contribute financially to our campaign. Instead, can we ask for your support by sharing our latest posts on Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin, or Bluesky? Send us a screenshot to info@e2i2.org and we will enter you into a drawing to receive an E2I2 tote bag that celebrates 30 years of making environmental data accessible for communities. Step 1: Sign up for E2I2 campaign updates: www.e2i2.org/contact/ Step 2: Like and share our latest posts on Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin, or Bluesky Step 3: Send us a screenshot of your repost to info@e2i2.org. — ALT TEXT: GRAPHIC: Mock-image of a hand holding a white totebag with the Environmental Equity Information Institute - Vision 2030 Logo in dark blue. Our data. Our Power. Our Future. Access to data is a fundamental right. Help us spread the word about Vision 2030 to be entered into a drawing for our tote bag. 1. Sign up for E2I2 campaign updates using our link or by scanning the QR code. 2. Like and share our latest posts on Linkedin, Instagram, Facebook, or Bluesky. 3. Send us a screenshot of your repost at info@e2i2.org. e2i2org on all platforms. (Bluesky, Linkedin, Facebook, and Instagram) No purchase or donation necessary to enter or win. Participation does not increase your chances of winning. Open to U.S. residents aged 18 and older. One entry per person. The winner will be selected at random and notified by email on December 3rd, 2025. Void where prohibited. This promotion is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with any social media platform.

🌎 Communities need access to local-level, actionable #environmental #data. Help us spread the word about our work to entered into a drawing for our 30th anniversary tote!

1: Sign up for updates: e2i2.org/contact/
2: Like and share our latest posts on Bluesky.
3: Send a screenshot to info@e2i2.org.

FULL POST: Your zip code should not determine your air quality. Communities overburdened by air pollution have fewer federal air monitors, making it difficult to protect themselves and their families from poor air quality. That’s why one of our Vision 2030 goals is to install our community air monitors throughout the Southeast to establish an interconnected, community-based air monitoring information network. From now until December 31, you can be part of this vision by supporting our work. 💡 www.e2i2.org/what-we-do 💚 www.e2i2.org/giving #WhyVision2030? — GRAPHIC ALT TEXT: Vision 2030 — Environmental Equity Information Institute E2I2 is expanding our Southeastern network of solar-powered, customized, community air monitors. Here’s why: According to the EPA, there are over 10,000 regulated air monitors in the US. Only 5,000 of them are currently active. (1) Studies indicate that regulatory air monitor networks are not evenly distributed, especially in communities overburdened by hazardous air pollution. (2) EPA air monitors typically do not monitor for individual hazardous chemicals of concern, leaving communities in the dark about harmful pollutants. Sources: (1) Air Quality System (AQS) - Healthy People 2030 | odphp.health.gov. (n.d.). https://odphp.health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/data-sources-and-methods/data-sources/air-quality-system-aqs (2) QuoKelly BC, Cova TJ, Debbink MP, Onega T, Brewer SC. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Regulatory Air Quality Monitor Locations in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(12):e2449005. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.49005te

Your zip code should not determine your air quality.

Communities overburdened by air pollution have fewer federal air monitors, making it difficult to protect themselves and their families from poor air quality. Vision 2030 will put #air monitors where they’re needed most.

www.e2i2.org/what-we-do

GRAPHIC TEXT: Our Data, Our Power, Our Future. Clean air for all. Fresh water for all. Healthy soil for all. Environmental data for all. Thanks to our Board members, through December 31st, all contributions to our Vision 2030 Campaign will be matched dollar for dollar up to $1,500 , dollar for dollar, to support the expansion of community-based, accessible, and resilient environmental data infrastructure in the U.S. South. @e2i2org on Bluesky, Instagram, and Facebook. www.e2i2.org/

Vision 2030 is our five-year plan to build the data infrastructure environmental justice communities need as public #data access and #funding continues to decline.

🌱 Today, give communities data-powered tools to protect their #health, environment, and future in the U.S. South.

www.e2i2.org/giving/

Organizational Partner Testimonial: "E2I2’s work reflects our community's voice while providing data in an easy to understand way. They are helping us bridge the gap between science and lived experience, with the ultimate goal of helping our community residents see how environmental data connects to daily life and overall community health." Quote: Tycoma Miller, MPH, CHES Role: Director of Outreach at the West Anniston Foundation -- Full Post: In Anniston, Alabama, where decades of industrial pollution have left lasting impacts, access to environmental information is key to long-term community resilience. This year, we partnered with the West Anniston Foundation, whose mission is to provide health, educational, and developmental resources that will create a sustainable community. Together, we’re building a community reference library that brings together scientific data, archival records, and local knowledge to strengthen environmental awareness and action. E2I2 is deeply grateful for the West Anniston Foundation’s partnership. To learn more about their programs and how you can amplify their important mission, please visit their page: www.westannistonfdn.org We're committed to organizational partnerships rooted in community wellbeing as part of Our Vision 2030: Our Data, Our Power, Our Future campaign for a more equitable, resilient Southeast. Support our mission by sharing our work and staying connected with E2I2! Sign up for updates at www.e2i2.org/contact/ -- Attached graphic contents: ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY with the West Anniston Foundation Location: Anniston, Alabama. [ Environmental Equity Information Institute ] [ West Anniston Foundation logo. ] @e2i2org on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky.

📚💪 Access to environmental information is key to long-term community resilience.

This year, E2I2 partnered with the West Anniston Foundation to build a community reference library that hosts scientific #data, archival records, and local knowledge to strengthen #environmental awareness and action.

Real environmental solutions start with community knowledge, insight, and leadership. We’re turning community expertise into environmental progress at e2i2.org Photo: A man and a woman sitting down in blue chairs in a group circle. They are engaged in conversation and wearing pleasant smiles.

E2I2 gathers insights into local conditions and environmental risks through community-led public forums, resident surveys, and neighborhood tours.

Learn more today, and share our work to support people-led environmental solutions in the U.S. South: www.e2i2.org/what-we-do

#environmentaljustice

Page 1: Environmental Data Literacy equals Community Defense against Pollution Visual: Young girl in outdoor gear with a magnifying glass. Credit: Environmental Equity Information Institute. (@e2i2.org)

Power Over Pollution makes it easier for communities to use data for informed decision-making and action against environmental challenges. See our hands-on, community-led environmental education and data literacy training program in action at e2i2.org Logo for Power Over Pollution (Green Globe) Full graphic: Young girl in outdoor gear sitting down with a magnifying glass while another young child sits next to her reading a book outside.

📊💪 Environmental data literacy is community defense.

Power Over Pollution is a co-learning model where we transform participants' lived experiences and local knowledge into community-driven action plans for cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable futures.

Read more today: www.e2i2.org/what-we-do/

“Put data in the hands of environmental stewards and changemakers in the South. Your contribution supports free data and technical support for communities with environmental challenges. gagives.org/e2i2 Graphic: A young child with long hair, wearing jeans and a pink long-sleeved shirt, walking across a log the woods."

We’re raising $10,000 to keep environmental data in community hands, because community-owned data cannot be hidden or erased when they need it most.

Every contributions, big or small, supports free data and technical support in the U.S. South.
www.gagives.org/donate/E2i2

#environmentaljustice

In 2024, the BioLab Chemical fire sent toxic plumes of chlorine and hydrochloric acid across Conyers, GA. Residents reported exposure to chlorine over 20 miles away from the site of the accident. We’re partnering with leaders across the South to enhance community response to environmental hazards, pollution threats, and emergencies like chemical accidents. Visit e2i2.org to learn more. Pictured: BioLab chemical fire in Rockdale County, GA. A giant, towering cloud of black smoke touches a blue sky with white clouds.

Our air monitoring program puts customized equipment in areas overlooked by state and federal agencies, and trains communities how to utilize air quality data.

📺 Watch our press conference from the 2024 BioLab chemical fire to see our work in action: www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/10/01/e...

Federal rollbacks on air emissions standards will increase environmental health disparities. Communities of color are already dying from air pollution at rates 30 percent above the national average. | Illustration shows 13 “person” emojis and 10 “white” emojis to represent the following statistic (per 1,000 people) - for every 10 people that die prematurely from air pollution in the general population, 13 people die from air pollution in communities of color. Source: Milken Institute School of Public Health, 2024

We’re building an air monitoring network across the South, because community accessible data is community defense against pollution. Share this post to help us expand our reach and support people-centered environmental protection at e2i2.org | Illustration is our custom, solar-powered air monitor that we built for residents in LaPlace, Louisiana.

At e2i2.org, we independently collect, and simplify, air pollution data for communities at risk of hazardous environmental exposure.

Our work addresses the difficulty in sourcing and interpreting scientific data for grassroots efforts against environmental challenges across the South.

September 26 is World Environmental Health Day Text: Environmental data should be easy to understand and easy to access. Supporting our work ensures communities can make informed decisions to protect their loved ones and protect their natural resources. Sustain our work today! www.e2i2.org/support our work Graphic Background: Two young Black women with brown skin and natural hair are wearing sundresses. The woman with short hair and a light pink sundress is holding a small, adorable Black toddler with a curly fro. Everyone is smiling.

On World Environmental Health Day, we reaffirm our commitment to environmental data transparency. E2I2 is building a robust, community-centered environmental information ecosystem so that more people can respond to #pollution and climate threats.

Make your impact today: www.gagives.org/donate/E2i2

Graphic: There’s many ways to support our mission for environmental data equity. Share our work on different platforms Tell friends and colleagues about E2I2 Sign up to receive updates on what’s next. Art: Green cartoon tree with a blue bird singing. Platforms: @e2i2org on Bluesky, Instagram, and Facebook.

🌎🌱 Last week, we launched Our 2030 Vision campaign for community-centered, community-owned environmental data.

Can’t donate? No problem.

Just by spreading the word about how crucial data is for environmental protection and community health, you’re playing an essential role in sustaining our work.

The Road to 2030 clean air for all. fresh water for all. healthy soil for all. environmental data for all. Photo is of a group of diverse women of varying ages in fall attire, linked arm in arm, with a joyous expression.

We’re putting environmental data directly in community hands, because data controlled by communities can't be hidden, erased, or censored.

Read how we’re getting there in our Fall 2025 Newsletter, and make sure to:

🔁 Share our work
🔔 Sign up for updates
🌱 Sustain our mission
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The Road to 2030 clean air for all. fresh water for all. healthy soil for all. environmental data for all. Photo is of a group of diverse women of varying ages in fall attire, linked arm in arm, with a joyous expression.

We’re putting environmental data directly in community hands, because data controlled by communities can't be hidden, erased, or censored.

Read how we’re getting there in our Fall 2025 Newsletter, and make sure to:

🔁 Share our work
🔔 Sign up for updates
🌱 Sustain our mission
e2i2.org/newsletter/

FULL POST: Citizen scientists play a vital role in documenting water quality and pollution issues, keeping their communities and water monitoring networks informed about local water sources. This World Water Monitoring Day, we're highlighting the importance of ensuring communities have the training, tools, and resources needed to collect, interpret, and act on water quality data. In places with poor water infrastructure and ongoing contamination issues, citizen monitoring programs keep water data transparent and accessible for those who need it most. When communities can be involved in environmental protection, they’re empowered to take an active role in safeguarding their most precious resources. ALT TXT: (Alt Text. – World Water Monitoring Day - World Water Monitoring Day is 9/18 Environmental Awareness Month. “Support Citizen Science” Photo: Person in a yellow rain jacket, dark brown hair, and green rain boots. They are kneeling down in the middle of a stream to collect water samples from water rushing over moss-covered rocks. The person is wearing a blue filtered mask and has blue latex gloves.

Citizen scientists document water quality & pollution, and keep neighbors informed. This World Water Monitoring Day, we highlight ensuring people have training & tools to collect, interpret & act on water data, so communities can protect their most precious resource. #environmentalawarenessmonth

Trump admin must restore health data, websites, per WA lawsuit settlement The Trump administration has agreed to restore more than 100 health and science datasets and webpages that federal agencies wiped earlier this year.

Outstanding news for all of us working at the intersection of environmental and public health. Public health data is critical to improving the quality of life of our neighbors. To build a sustainable future, these tools must remain fully accessible to everyone. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

DONATION POST: Together, we’re stronger against attacks on environmental progress. Support our work to join the fight. Visit e2i2.org today to make an impact. PHOTO: Hand with a green heart being used to “fertilize” a lightbulb with a green sapling in it, signifying growth and innovation in environmental solution-making.

Federal cuts to publicly available environmental and health data leaves communities in the dark. That’s where E2I2 comes in.

With your help, we can continue to bridge the gap between environmental data access and our community partners. Make an impact with us today.

www.gagives.org/donate/E2i2

Community air monitoring closes a critical environmental data gap while empowering communities impacted by hazardous pollution. See how we're putting more air pollution data into community hands and build data democracy with us. [www.e2i2.org] Image: E2I2 Solar-Powered Prototype Air Monitor

Under proposed regulatory rollbacks, clean air protections may become weaker and access to community level data more difficult.

🤝💚 Help us get community-owned air pollution data to the people that need it most by supporting our work today: www.e2i2.org

#environmentaljustice #airpollution

According to the EPA, while there are over 10,000 regulated air monitors in the US, only 5,000 are currently active.*map for illustrative purposes only. Image: Plain map of the United States with dots simulating distribution of regulatory air monitors. Georgia is highlighted in Blue - GA has 34 regulatory air monitors. Air Quality System (AQS) - Healthy People 2030 | odphp.health.gov. (n.d.). https://odphp.health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/data-sources-and-methods/data-sources/air-quality-system-aqs

Studies indicate that regulatory air monitoring networks are not evenly distributed, especially in communities overburdened by hazardous air pollution. [Image: Illustration of two people, a white person and a brown person, standing in front of two groups of apples. One group of apples is evenly distributed, and the other group is sparse, with only four.] [Study Link: QuoKelly BC, Cova TJ, Debbink MP, Onega T, Brewer SC. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Regulatory Air Quality Monitor Locations in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(12):e2449005. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.49005te]

In the event of prolonged exposure to an uncommon air pollutant, these same communities often have to rely on inadequate data to make an intervention plan. Examples of inadequate data Incomplete data: (image is an apple poorly drawn with a red crayon) Old Data: (image is an illustration of a rotten apple)

Insufficient air quality monitoring coverage makes it even harder to respond to air pollution threats, especially during emergencies such as chemical accidents. [Illustration is of a diverse group of people sitting around in a circle, expressing distress, confusion, and concern

Building a robust community air monitoring network would close a critical environmental data gap and enable communities to:

✊Respond to long-term air pollution
🚨React to events like chemical accidents
👥 Protect local health & prevent environmental degradation

#environmentaljustice #airpollution

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Regulatory Air Quality Monitor Locations in the US This cross-sectional study evaluates racial and ethnic disparities in Environmental Protection Agency regulatory air quality monitor locations in the US.

📚🔗 Link To Study: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...