In East Austin, communities of color have long suffered the adverse effects of environmental injustices. Industrial plants are located next door to elementary schools and people’s homes, resulting in health risks from pollution, heavy traffic, and noise. Our goal is to initiate a citizen-driven process to investigate and document the environmental risk these industries pose to the people of East Austin, and particularly to the children who grow up in this neighborhood. The East Austin Environmental Justice Project is a partnership between the Community and Regional Planning Program of the University of Texas, People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources (PODER), Zavala Elementary, and American Youth Works. This website presents initial data gathered through a participatory research project in spring, 2007.