Drew University – Environmental Studies & Sustainability and Public Health Programs

Primary Researcher
Dr. Lisa Jordan, Director of the Drew University’s Spatial Data Center and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies & Sustainability

Project Outcomes

• Develop three new GIS tutorials based on TRI data (PDF) (24 pp, 2 MB)
• Distribute Introductory GIS tutorials to the public as Open CourseWare on DU’s website
• Implementation of several team-based TRI-related projects for the Advanced GIS course
• Develop a new online teaching module, using TRI data, for undergraduate public health students

SUNY Plattsburgh - Center for Earth and Environmental Science

Primary Researcher
Dr. Curt Gervich, Assistant Professor of Biology, Center for Earth and Environmental Science

Project Outcomes

• Continue development of “Toxic Release!”, an eco-educational stakeholder interaction game
• Improve debriefing that accompanies the game, with a focus on data analytics and visualizations
• Create a 4-hour community workshop that features both the game and training for EPA’s online TRI tools
• Collaborate with external environmental education and environmental justice organizations to help disseminate the game

University of California, Los Angeles - Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Primary Researcher
Dr. Magali Delmas, Director of the UCLA Center for Corporate Environmental Performance, Professor of Management

Project Outcomes

• Issue evaluative ratings of environmental performance of TRI facilities in the Greater Los Angeles Area
• Lead a workshop with manufacturers to discuss ratings and identify opportunities to reduce toxic chemical releases
• Use RY 2013 TRI data to develop and update maps and graphs displaying comparative TRI facility performance on a variety of factors