Fair Shake’s Lending Library
Fair Shake has a number of tools for environmental justice organizations to borrow at no-cost. Fill out the form below, and we’ll be in touch!
Purple Air Monitors
These small air monitors monitor particulate matter 2.5, which are very small particles in the air that can contribute to breathing issues, heart disease, stroke, cancers, and nose and throat irritation. It then uploads that information into a real-time air monitoring map so that you can understand and share air quality data.
More at: https://map.purpleair.com
Checked out: 2 out of 4
Power Play: An Environmental Justice Game
What is Power Play? The goal of Power Play is to figure out what types of community, legal, and political actions teams can take to approve or deny different types of community projects (including things like a community garden, low-income housing, or large petrochemical facility). By working as a team and deciding which types of activities and government support will move their team forward, players have the chance to be a part of governmental decision-making first-hand, and see what it takes to advocate for their community.
Who can play? Power Play is a great game for high-school-aged students through adults!
How many can play? 2-30 people have played together and had a great time. The game is best for groups of 6-15ish.
Where can we play? Power Play has been played in libraries, community organizations, high schools and colleges, coffee shops, outdoor festivals, government and municipal buildings, in religious and civic groups, and literally anywhere else where people are coming together.
Do we have to be in-person? For now, Power Play is an in-person board game. Fair Shake can facilitate in-person in some communities. We also can loan out a copy and give you the instructions to host your own game night if we cannot be there in person.
environmental law for non-lawyers
This book is a great way for local leaders, organizers, and activists to understand how the law is set-up so that they can find legal levers they can pull.
This book covers basic laws that are critical to environmental decision-making and accountability, and was updated in 2025 to include major recent Supreme Court decisions, agency rulemaking, and executive orders.
Checked out: 1 of 2
The Art of Commenting: How to Influence Environmental Decision making With Effective Comments (2nd ed.)
by Elizabeth D. Mullin, shows how you can create thoughtful, well‑constructed public and internal comments on drafts of regulations, policies, programs, plans, studies and permits that meaningfully shape environmental law and policy. This book is published by the Environmental Law Institute.
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