Life after EJScreen: The Future of EJ and Environmental Mapping
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center Room 820, 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
For more than a decade, EJScreen served as the most widely used federal mapping tool for environmental justice analysis. It influenced how environmental burdens were measured, how cumulative impacts were understood, and how agencies, advocates, and researchers approached informed decision-making. With the shutdown of EJScreen and other federal tools last year, important questions have emerged about the broader ecosystem of environmental and EJ data and tools.
This panel brings together former federal practitioners, state and local leaders, community-based organizations, academics, and data tool builders to examine what comes next. Panelists will reflect on what EJScreen enabled, where it fell short, and what structural gaps are becoming visible in its absence. The conversation will broaden to explore the full range of environmental and EJ data tools used today for research, community advocacy, planning, enforcement, and climate resilience.
This session will examine the evolving landscape of environmental and EJ mapping and data: decentralized innovation, academic partnerships, nonprofit-led platforms, and emerging governance models. It will also explore how new efforts, including initiatives like the Environmental Health and Data Analysis Trust, aim to create more flexible, interoperable, and community-informed environmental data infrastructure.
Panelists:
Dr. Susan Anenberg, Professor and Chair of the Environmental and Occupational Health Department at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health and Director of the GW Climate and Health Institute
Dr. Peter DeCarlo, Professor and Vice Chair of Environmental Health and Engineering at The Johns Hopkins University
Tai Lung, Environmental & Health Data Analysis Trust (EHDAT) Co-Lead and Former EPA EJScreen Lead
Manuel Salgado, Federal Research Manager, WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Moderator:
Dr. Samuel Kay, Environmental & Health Data Analysis Trust (EHDAT) Co-Lead and Former EPA scientist
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