Historic redlining has segregated numerous midwestern cities, and these historic injustices have made their mark on the landscapes with stark environmental differences emerging between the north and south sides of Springfield, Ohio. In collaboration with a nonprofit organization seeking to revitalize the southside by ensuring equitable access to greenspace, we acquired several low-cost air quality sensors. We created a small citizen science network within Springfield to site gauges and include citizen scientists in recruitment, data collection, and reporting of results. Furthermore, environmental science students were involved in data analysis, visualization, and sharing results with stakeholders. The students gained experiential learning opportunities while investigating real world problems in their own community. Engaging the public and communicating the local impacts of urban heat, precipitation, and air quality could build support and agency for local programs advocating for improved tree cover, rain gardens, idle-free zones and other solutions to address environmental inequities. Additionally, we hope to expand projects like this to investigate the impact of data centers on air quality and temperature in the region.