Fence-line Exposures <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Funding: JPB Environmental Health Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n What’s in the air? Engaging Native American youth in the Northern Plains to reduce air pollution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n Funding: Health Effects Institute<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mapping environmental court settlements: The role of reparations in mitigating environmental harms.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n Funding: JPB Environmental Health Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Right To Breathe: Supporting Community Health Advocacy through Exposure Science <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n Funding: Beyond Petrochemicals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n HEATE<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n Funding: NIEHS Center for Environmental Health and Justice in Northern Manhattan<\/a>https:\/\/www.publichealth.columbia.edu\/research\/centers\/niehs-center-environmental-health-justice-northern-manhattan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Currently active projects Funding: JPB Environmental Health Fellowship Funding: Health Effects Institute Funding: JPB Environmental Health Fellowship Funding: Beyond Petrochemicals Funding: NIEHS Center for Environmental Health and Justice in Northern Manhattanhttps:\/\/www.publichealth.columbia.edu\/research\/centers\/niehs-center-environmental-health-justice-northern-manhattan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yoshira.io\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yoshira.io\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yoshira.io\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yoshira.io\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yoshira.io\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.yoshira.io\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":170,"href":"https:\/\/www.yoshira.io\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yoshira.io\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.yoshira.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LB-Map-1024x700.jpg\")
Jill Johnston<\/a> and Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne<\/a> were first alerted of the ongoing use of Methyl Bromide by\u00a0the Coalition for a Safe Environment. As is the case in many Environmental Justice communities, the problem was identified by the community long before agencies took action. A state-operated monitor was eventually placed in Long Beach, where recorded concentrations exceeded regulatory standards.
When digging into the state data they found that\u00a0Methyl Bromide\u00a0continues to be used across California. This is an example of why monitoring and enforcement are necessary to ensure proper public health protections are achieved. The EVC Lab is currently supporting grassroots efforts through T.H.E Impact project to push for stronger protections for impacted communities.<\/summary><\/details>\n\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nA community-academic partnership with Missouri Breaks Industries Research (an American Indian-owned research center serving Indigenous communities and others in North and South Dakota) to characterize sources of air pollution and identify community-driven solutions through an emissions reduction plan.<\/summary>\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nDespite civil cases and settlements, largely from Clean Air and Clean Water Acts violations, resulting in over $8 billion in settlements since 1998, the effectiveness of these reparations on local communities has not been adequately assessed. This research aims to fill a gap by evaluating the impact of environmental reparations on these communities, using data from the U.S. EPA enforcement and compliance office and the American Community Survey. <\/summary>\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nA collaboration between Rise St. James and Dr. Ami Zota. <\/summary>\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nA collaboration with Dr. Robbie Parks.<\/summary>\n