Environmental Engineering

This World Economic Forum looks at examples of environmental racism and its health effects on disadvantaged communities around the world.

Geospatial Research, Analysis, and Services Program (GRASP) uses geospatial science, analysis, technology, and visualization to examine the relationship between place and health. Courtesy of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Uses 15 U.S. census variables to help local officials identify communities that may need support before, during, or after disasters.

This report improves examines the degree to which four socially vulnerable populations— defined based on income, educational attainment, race and ethnicity, and age —may be more exposed to the highest impacts of climate change.

This 2018 report was commissioned by Boston City Council President Janet Wu, now the Mayor of Boston.

The latest national county health and trend data. Provided by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

Hosted by the Harvard Chan-NIEHS Center for Environmental Health, this series examines residential racial segregation in the Greater Boston area, environmental racism at the neighborhood and household levels, and environmental racism in regard to personal care products.

This series investigates the vast environmental inequalities found in the United States and how climate change will make things worse

This report from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council identifies key areas in the region where residents live close to large sources of vehicle pollution and quantifies the racial inequities that exist in pollution proximity

A regional climate vulnerability index that shows which neighborhoods in Metro Boston are more vulnerable to climate hazards than others.

Explains how racist practices such as redlining are directly linked to the health consequences of heat islands in low-income urban neighborhoods.

Key demographics, maps, charts, and information about nearby fossil fuel power plants that can be used as a general indicator of a community’s potential susceptibility to these types of environmental exposures.

A resource for learning about toxic chemical releases and pollution prevention activities reported by industrial and federal facilities.

Information from the World Health Organization on environmental and social health issues in regions and countries around the world.