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2025 Year-End Report
As we close out this year, we’re proud to share how communities, students, and partners across the Gulf South continued rising to meet extraordinary challenges.
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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.
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Did you know that ONE diesel school bus idling for 1 hour creates as much air pollution as smoking 50 cigarettes? 🚌💨
Furthermore, studies show that replacing diesel school buses with electric buses can reduce children's exposure to harmful pollutants and improve respiratory ...health outcomes.
This is just a glimpse of the statistics we learned today regarding school bus emissions and their potential impacts on public health while attending the unveiling of InspireNOLA's brand new fleet of 42 ZERO EMMISSIONS electric school buses. ⚡
We gathered with students, staff, and local leaders to celebrate this environmental win and heard remarks that we couldn't agree with more:
"This is a monumental step forward for the transportation and education sectors."
"These buses will provide safer, more comfortable rides for students across InspireNOLA's network. This means no more diesel fumes, smoother commutes, and a healthier environment for learning every single day."
We commend InspireNOLA Charter Schools for kicking the (gas)can for good and we hope this shining example inspires other school districts to follow suit! 🌱⚜️
Did you know that ONE diesel school bus idling for 1 hour creates as much air pollution as smoking 50 cigarettes? 🚌💨
Furthermore, studies show that replacing diesel school buses with electric buses can reduce children's exposure to harmful pollutants and improve respiratory ...health outcomes.
This is just a glimpse of the statistics we learned today regarding school bus emissions and their potential impacts on public health while attending the unveiling of InspireNOLA's brand new fleet of 42 ZERO EMMISSIONS electric school buses. ⚡
We gathered with students, staff, and local leaders to celebrate this environmental win and heard remarks that we couldn't agree with more:
"This is a monumental step forward for the transportation and education sectors."
"These buses will provide safer, more comfortable rides for students across InspireNOLA's network. This means no more diesel fumes, smoother commutes, and a healthier environment for learning every single day."
We commend @inspirenola for kicking the [gas] can for good and we hope this shining example inspires other school districts to follow suit! 🌱⚜️
📊 We’re hosting a series of Community Data Forums to ensure impacted neighborhoods are informed about local petrochemical facilities.
Our next stop is East Baton Rouge Parish with our partners, Alsen St Irma Lee Community Village. You’ll hear from Dr. Beverly Wright and Dr. Femi ...Adesanya of DSCEJ about proposed facilities and potential impacts to the health of the communities nearby.
Don't miss this informative community event - it's free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served:
🗓️ Saturday, January 24, 2026
🕒 11:00 AM
📍 Alsen BREC Gym
601 Old Rafe Meyer Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70807
Note to our neighbors: Forums will take place in several high-impact parishes. Keep a close eye on our page for the next location announcement or DM us if you have specific questions!
📊 We’re hosting a series of Community Data Forums to ensure impacted neighborhoods are informed about local petrochemical facilities.
Our next stop is East Baton Rouge Parish with our partners, Alsen St. Irma Lee Community Village. We’ll hear from Dr. Beverly Wright and Dr. Femi ...Adesanya about proposed facilities and potential impacts to the health of the communities nearby.
Don't miss this informative community event - it's free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served:
🗓️ Saturday, January 24, 2026
🕒 11:00 AM
📍 Alsen BREC Gym
601 Old Rafe Meyer Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70807
Note to our neighbors: Forums will take place in several high-impact parishes. Keep a close eye on our page for the next location announcement or DM us if you have specific questions!
⏰ This is it! Early bird pricing ends tonight at 11:59 PM. Don't miss your chance to join the conversation, connect with changemakers, and save while you're at it.
See you in March!
Today is the LAST DAY for early conference registration. Let us walk you through the math: Early bird discount = more budget for the stuff that matters (yes, we mean beignets) 💸
Swipe through last year's highlights and tell us you don't want in. 🤩
Register now at ...the link in our bio and see us in New Orleans, March 18 - 22, 2026 ⚜️
☀️ The early bird gets the discount! There are only a couple days left to save on your spot at the 11th Annual HBCU Climate Change Conference.
Lock in your discounted rate before it flies away. 🦅
Register by Friday, January 9, 2026 → 🔗 in bio.
☀️ The early bird gets the discount! There are only a couple days left to save on your spot at the 11th Annual HBCU Climate Change Conference.
Lock in your discounted rate before it flies away. 🦅
Register by Friday, January 9, 2026 → www.dscej.org/ccc-2026
Our Founder & Executive Director, Dr. Beverly Wright, reflects on on a year that brought unprecedented attacks on environmental justice protections and the resilience of communities who refused to give up. We have accomplished so much together despite the obstacles, and the foundation ...we've built over 33 years cannot be undone by political winds.
From courtrooms to contaminated neighborhoods, across summits, convenings, and training sessions with the next generation of advocates, this work has continued because it must. The fight for environmental justice has never been easy but remains critically necessary.
Visit our website to support our work in 2026 and learn more about how DSCEJ is building community capacity to fight environmental harm: www.dscej.org 💚
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