Phase 1 Winners of the EJ Video Challenge for Students

On July 28, 2022, EPA and co-sponsors announced the Phase 1 winners of the Environmental Justice (EJ) Video Challenge for Students (see Phase 1 Press Release).

Visit the EJ Video Challenge for Students webpage to learn more about the challenge and Phase 2. 

Disclaimer: The views expressed in these video submissions are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views or the policies of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA has not evaluated the content of the videos for scientific accuracy and therefore, does not unequivocally endorse any scientific conclusions of the winning videos.

---

First Place

Unearthing Lead: The Power of Historical Maps

Team members: Tim Schütz, David Banuelas, Annika Hjelmstad, Ariane Jong, Ashley Green, Javier Garibay, Alexis Guerra, and Irene Martinez 

University of California, Irvine

---

Second Place

Mapping Oil Wells Near Homes in California

Team members: Claire Morton, Mia Lazar, and Eleanor Stalcup

Stanford University & University of Richmond 

---

Third Place

Interdisciplinary Mapping for Environmental Justice (IM4EJ)

Team members: Drew Slaney and Allison Hayes 

Western Washington University

---

Honorable Mentions 

	As a WHOLE: Eastwick Community Stories, Philadelphia, PA Team members: Corey Wills, Itay Porat, Celine Apollon, Aminah McNulty, Guava Rhee, and Toluwalase Akinwunmi University of Pennsylvania
	Environmental Justice for North Port St. Joe: An LID Approach to Securing Basic Infrastructure Team members: Monica Woodruff and Allison Scibelli University of West Florida
	The Identification and Characterization of Environmental Injustice in Martinsville, Indiana Team members: Alaina Bryant, Kaleigh Karageorge, Seohyung Kim, Gabriella Hays, Kayla Young, and Jung Hyun Lee Purdue University
	Looking Deep into Landfills: A Story of Environmental Injustice Team members: Megan Salters and McKenna Dunbar University of Richmond
	Reforest Our Cities Team members: Lauren Riviere and Mary Snyder Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
	South Baltimore: Poverty, Race, and Environment Team member: Yazan Hasan University of Maryland, College Park
	UMD Sustainability Analytics EJ Video Challenge Team members: Courtney DeLoatch-Hill, Elenna Mach, and Jillian Wimbush University of Maryland, College Park