Learning Tools

The EPA now has an environmental justice screening and mapping tool that can be used to visualize demographic information, pollution indexes, quality of health, climate change and more! This tool can be perfect for mapping data for environmental justice research or other educational uses!

This timeline by the EPA illustrates the development of the Environmental Justice movement. Beginning in the mid 1900s, this timeline follows the different cases and movements that makes the Environmental Justice movement what it is today.

This interactive article describes the direct effects of climate change on various different communities. Access may vary depending on subscription to the New York Times.

Created by students at the University of Connecticut, this interactive article covers Environmental Justice and multiple case studies. Many more sources are referenced in this toolkit.

This interactive gallery by NASA compares different areas over time. Drag or click to see the differences in glaciers, snow cover, vegetation, and more in all different regions of the world.

These interactive satellite images by NASA illustrate how climate change is affecting our planet. Click to see how much sea ice has disappeared over the last 42 years, how much Carbon Dioxide has entered our atmosphere in 14 years, and which communities will be especially affected by the increases in sea level and global temperature.

This interactive map displays the different Indigenous regions of the United States over time. The website also links to further sources to learn about colonization in America.

This interactive map can illustrate what areas are most at risk to rising sea levels. Search any geographic location and increase the water level meter to see the effects of climate change on the map.

This atlas of the United States identifies areas of low income and low access to healthy and nutritious food. Scroll through the guide to learn about Food Justice and Food Deserts, then explore the interactive map.