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For all environmental hazards, those living in disadvantaged communities (often lower socioeconomic status and people of color) are at more risk in the Hudson Valley. The city of Beacon and the surrounding town of Fishkill exemplify this.

Each map shows the spatial relationship between an environmental vulnerability factor and the location of communities that are disadvantaged and not disadvantaged. Disadvantaged communities in the City of Hudson and Town of Greenport tend to have…

The following maps display multiple variables of environmental vulnerability: impervious surface coverage, tree cover, heat islands, and flood hazard zones. The point of comparison is between those communities defined by NYSERDA to be disadvantaged,…

Along with the ever growing presence of global warming, many coastal areas are at high risk of flooding. This is due to increased inclement weather, both in intensity and frequency, as well as sea level rise. The digitized polygons from the…

This project directly compares income and food insecurity between the states of Washington and Arizona. Much of this analysis is done on a county scale finding that Washington state is less food insecure than Arizona and that urban areas experience…

"FACTORS OF URBAN SPRAWL IN DUTCHESS COUNTY, NY" analyzes various aspects influencing urban development in Dutchess County. It presents data on population density, median household income, and traffic volume across different census tracts,…

Marginalized communities experience disproportionately poor environmental health outcomes. Researchers have found that green spaces are smaller and less common in such communities. However, researchers have also found that the creation of green…

The EPA’s Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) updates a database that details Landfill Gas Energy Projects (LFG) across landfills throughout the United States. The EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) conducts a yearly overview that…

This project looks at evictions by city council district and found that the Bronx borough had the highest rate of evictions per capita, while Staten Island's gross rent increase was the highest at 114% in 2023.