*This tool has been deprecated. Please refer to MD EJSCREEN 3.0 for more up-to-date information*

MD EJSCREEN

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CEEJH has developed many public participatory geospatial information science (PPGIS) tools for visualizing environmental justice in communities. These tools allow anyone to see environmental justice concerns--ranging from air pollution and chemical releases, to food justice, to green space access, to climate resilience, and more--on a map. Most importantly, these tools allow us to identify overlapping burdens and health disparities that face Maryland's vulnerable communities. Explore and learn more about our environmental justice mapping and screening tools below:

  • MD EJSCREEN - The Maryland Environmental Justice Screen Tool (MD EJSCREEN) was developed in 2017 to allow users to explore layers of environmental justice concern, determine the overall ‘EJ Score’ for census tracts in the state, and view additional context layers relevant to their area of concern or story they would like to tell.

    Born as an offshoot from the National Center for Smart Growth's mapping activities, MD EJSCREEN was initiatied by Drs Sacoby Wilson (MIAEH), Devon Payne-Sturges (MIAEH), and Gerritt Knapp (NCSG) in collaboration with the Maryland Environmental Health Network.

    The original tool was vetted in Bladensburg, MD with help from local community activists Port Towns Environmental Action. Further stress-testing and feedback came from a variety of audiences inclusing the Prince George's County Council, The Montgomery County Planning Commission, the Maryland Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities (CEJSC), the Green Funders’ Network, and countless audience members at various conferences and Maryland town hall meetings.

    In 2018, CEEJH collaborated with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to update and improve the tool; implementing new analysis functions, data layers, and a new platform.

    More updates are still on the way but you can check out the latest version of MD EJSCREEN here: https://p1.cgis.umd.edu/mdejscreen/

    This work has been funded by the Town Creek Foundation (via the Maryland Commission on Climate Change) and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (via NOAA, US Dept. of Commerce Grant/NA17NOS4190153). 

  • Learn more about our other environmental justice mapping tools here.