We are the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice.|We are the first Environmental Justice Center in the nation.|We are the first to use GIS mapping to expose environmental racism.|We are the first to bring a Climate Justice Pavilion to the Blue Zone at COP27.|We are the first to develop the EJ Communiversity Model.
Founded in 1992, the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice is dedicated to improving the lives of community members of all ages who are harmed by pollution and vulnerable to climate change, through research and policy studies, community and student engagement to impact policy change, and health and safety training for environmental careers.
We are the FIRST Environmental Justice Center in the nation.
We are the FIRST to use GIS mapping to expose environmental racism.
We are the FIRST to bring a Climate Justice Pavilion to the Blue Zone at COP27.
We are the FIRST to develop the EJ Communiversity Model.
DSCEJ CIRC
The DSCEJ has launched a Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC) called CIRC (Community Investment Recovery Center) to provide direct services to community-based organizations (CBOs) and Tribal communities through capacity building, technical assistance, and training.
Our service area includes EPA Regions 4 and 6, spanning 13 states and 73 Tribes.
Justice40
Justice40 is a whole-of-government effort to ensure that Federal agencies work with states and local communities to make good on President Biden’s promise to deliver at least 40 percent of the overall benefits from Federal investments in climate and clean energy to disadvantaged communities.
We designed this project using the collaborative insight of lessons from our decades-long history of research, education and community engagement work to document, address and bring change through our struggle for Environmental Justice.
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