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EPA EJScreen: Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool
EJScreen combined environmental indicators with demographic data so that anyone — an agency, a journalist, a person who lived near a refinery — could pull a screening report for a specific place. The EPA published it openly for a decade and the methodology was documented. The page returns 404 today. This is what it said on 15 January 2025.
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EPA EJSCREEN: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SCREENING AND MAPPING TOOL United States Environmental Protection Agency
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EJScreen Change Log | US EPA www.epa.gov/ejscreen/ejscreen-change-log — captured 2023-01-10
EJSCREEN CHANGE LOG
This page tracks the changes that have occurred to EJScreen to help users better understand how the tool and datasets have changed over time. It also provides historical information that is relevant when downloading older EJScreen datasets.
EPA updates EJScreen at least annually to ensure that the environmental and socioeconomic data is as up to date as possible. During these updates, EPA will make other changes to the tool. These changes are based upon user feedback, programmatic need, available funding, and other considerations.
On this page:
- October 2022 Changes and Updates Interface Changes
- New and Updated EJScreen Data
- New/Deleted Map Layers
- Methodological Changes
- More Information
OCTOBER 2022 CHANGES AND UPDATES
INTERFACE CHANGES
- Release of EJScreen 2.1
- EPA deleted the EJScreen Version 1.0 interface, which was temporarily made available to allow users time to become familiar with version 2.0.
- Supplemental indexes are included in the “Maps” tab.
- Threshold maps are now included in the “Maps” tab. These provide users with a new capability of specifying customized maps based on percentile ranges and a user-specified set of indexes.
- Threshold maps include a new Threshold Map Widget to produce custom threshold maps. The tool allows the user to select: Data type—EJ Index or Supplemental Index
- Data source–US or State Percentiles
- Index Percentile Range
- All indexes or selected subset of indexes
- Replaced “Linguistically isolated” with “Limited English Speaking” to align with the most recent nomenclature used by the U.S. Census. This dataset remains the same, but the name has been changed. It is derived from Census's ACS data and defined as “Households in which no one 14 and over speaks English only or speaks a language other than English at home and speaks English very well.”
- Updated all socioeconomic data to Census American Community Survey (ACS) 2016-2020 5-Year Estimates (ACS 2020).
- Census block centroids with population-weights were updated to new 2020 version. These block points and associated populations and block group weights were derived from 2020 Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting data .
- New Superfund source data was extracted on April 26, 2022.
- New RMP facility source data was extracted on April 26, 2022.
- New TSDF and BR 2019 source datasets were extracted on April 26, 2022, for use in the Hazardous Waste Proximity Indicator and associated indexes.
- New UST source data was provided on July 7, 2022.
- Update of Lead Paint—upgraded to ACS 2020 source.
- Details on other environmental data vintage for this version is below in the “More Information” section.
- Territory data is now included for the US Territories of American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands.
- All territories' socioeconomic data is from the Census 2010 Demographic Profile Summary File for each Territory, using the Place summary level for American Samoa, Guam, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and Estates summary level for US Virgin Islands. The Demographic Profiles were published in 2014.
- The State Percentiles data now includes the US Territories, of American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands. American Samoa, Guam, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands use 2013 Census Place boundaries. The US Virgin Islands use 2013 Census Estate boundaries.
- The environmental data included for the territories will be: US Virgin Islands Guam American Samoa Marianna Islands Lead paint Lead paint Lead paint Lead paint Superfund proximity Superfund proximity RMP proximity RMP proximity RMP proximity TSDF proximity TSDF proximity
- Supplemental indexes - The supplemental indexes are a combination of a single environmental indicator and five socioeconomic factors. Just as there are twelve EJ indexes in EJScreen, there are also twelve Supplemental Indexes, reflecting the same twelve environmental indicators. The Supplemental Indexes use the same EJScreen methodology and calculation as the EJ Indexes but are based on a new five-factor demographic index. More information on the supplemental indexes can be found on the EJ and Supplemental Indexes page.
- Supplemental demographic index - Calculated by taking the average between the percent low-income, percent linguistically isolated, percent less than high school education, percent unemployed, and low life expectancy for a block group. The current version of EJScreen uses data from the Census Bureau's ACS 2016-2020 5-year Summary.
- There are new datasets associated with the threshold maps. These include: Datasets with 12 Calculated EJ or Supplemental Index Percentiles
- 101 Percentile bin counters (0 to 100)
- Created for both the state and nation
NEW TRIBAL AND INDIGENOUS MAP LAYERS
- Virginia Federally Recognized Tribes - Contains point data for federally recognized tribes geographically located in the state of Virginia, corresponding with the administrative boundaries of EPA Region 3. These tribes are federally recognized, but do not currently have land that qualifies as Indian country. Locations are based on mailing addresses for each tribe provided by the EPA Region 3 Tribal Program Coordinator to the US EPA Office of Mission Support on May 5, 2021. Source: EPA ArcGIS for Other Federally Recognized Tribes
- Tribal Cession Boundaries - U.S. Forest Service-defined boundaries depicting lands ceded to the federal government for which they may still retain rights and may not be present-day tribal boundaries. Source: USDA ArcGIS for Indian Land Cessions in the United States
- Alaska Native Regional Corporations - Census Bureau-defined, corporate entities organized to conduct both for-profit and non-profit affairs of Alaska Natives pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. They have legally defined boundaries that subdivide all of Alaska into twelve regions (except for the area within the Annette Island Reserve). Source: Census ArcGIS for Alaska Native Regional Corporations
- State-recognized American Indian Reservations - Census Bureau-curated boundaries that depict reservations established by certain state governments for tribes recognized by the state. Source: Census ArcGIS for State American Indian Reservations
- Hawaiian Native Homelands - Census Bureau-defined areas depicting the 75 Hawaiian homelands in the U.S. state of Hawaii in pursuant with the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 (HHCA), as amended. Source: Census ArcGIS for Hawaiian Home Lands
- State-designated Tribal Statistical Areas - Statistical geographic areas identified and delineated for state recognized tribes by the Census Bureau that are not federally recognized and do not have an American Indian reservation or off-reservation trust land. Source: Census ArcGIS for State Designated Tribal Statistical Areas
NEW COLONIAS MAP LAYERS
- Colonias Communities (HUD) - This service denotes the locations of colonias communities as defined in Section 916 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990. Per Section 916 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, a "colonia" refers to any community that meets the following criteria: Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) colonias geospatial data (A) is in the State of Arizona, California, New Mexico, or Texas;
- (B) is in the area of the United States within 150 miles of the border between the United States and Mexico, except that the term does not include any standard metropolitan statistical area that has a population exceeding 1,000,000;
- (C) is designated by the State or county in which it is located as a colonia;
- (D) is determined to be a colonia on the basis of objective criteria, including lack of potable water supply, lack of adequate sewage systems, and lack of decent, safe, and sanitary housing, and;
- (E) was in existence and generally recognized as a colonia before the date of the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.
- TX State Colonias - Colonias are substandard housing developments, often found along the Texas-Mexico border, where residents lack basic services such as drinking water, sewage treatment, and paved roads. They can also be a residential area lacking some basic infrastructure like a drinking water supply, sewage treatment, paved roads, adequate drainage, etc. Source: Texas Attorney General's (TX-AG) colonias geospatial database
- NM State Colonias - University of Mexico's Bureau of Business & Economic Research (BBER) has developed an innovative technique for approximating colonia geographies and tabulating data that is representative of those communities. Using this technique, BBER tabulated 2010 Census data and American Community Survey (ACS) 2006-2010 5-Year Estimates for areas that approximate the geographic extent of various New Mexico colonias under a contract with the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA). Source: University of New Mexico's Bureau of Business and Economic Research's (BBER) colonias geospatial database
- New and deleted climate change layers include: Flood Risk (new) - The First Street Foundation Flood Model is a nationwide probabilistic flood model that shows the risk of flooding at any location in all 50 states and Puerto Rico due to rainfall (pluvial), riverine flooding (fluvial), and coastal surge flooding. While other hydraulic and hydrologic models show refined risks of flooding in certain areas, this model provides complete coverage across the United States at 3-meter resolution. The First Street Foundation Flood Model provides a consistent and unified methodology across the entire country with continuous outputs. This extends into areas that have no previous flood modeling and even areas that do not have recorded hydrologic data. As a result, there is increased visibility into new regions of the entire country. Source: First Street Foundation
- Wildfire Risk (new) - The First Street Foundation-Wildfire Model (FSF-WFM) is a 30 meter resolution model representing the wildfire exposure for any specific location in the contiguous US, today and with the future climate change. The risk of wildfire is derived from a series of inputs associated with fire fuels, weather, human influence, and fire movement. Bringing all of these inputs together, at a national scale, in a high-resolution, climate-adjusted model represents a first-of-its-kind property-level wildfire risk model. In the development of the model, U.S. Federal Government open data are used for the foundational topography, fuels, weather, climate, and historical disturbances information, and additional data were added from a variety of state and local wildfire and land management sources to facilitate a both high resolution and future-facing (estimates both for today and for 30 years ahead) product. Source: First Street Foundation
- Wildfire Hazard Potential (deleted) - An index that quantifies "the relative potential for wildfire that may be difficult to control" in the conterminous United States. These data can be used to identify areas of potential wildfire risk that are proximate to socially and economically vulnerable communities. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Toxic Substance Control Act - The layer shows only points from the TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act) database. The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 provides EPA with authority to require reporting, record-keeping and testing requirements, and restrictions relating to chemical substances and/or mixtures. Certain substances are generally excluded from TSCA, including, among others, food, drugs, cosmetics and pesticides. Source: Facility Registry Service (FRS)
- Toxics Release Inventory - As authorized under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA), the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) tracks the management of certain toxic chemicals that may pose a threat to human health and the environment. U.S. facilities in different industry sectors must report annually how much of each chemical is released to the environment and/or managed through recycling, energy recovery and treatment. The map shows point locations for facilities that submitted TRI reports to EPA during the most recent reporting year. Points are relatively sized based on total quantities reported as released. Source: EPA's Envirofacts and Facility Registry Service (FRS) Spatial metadata: TRI
- Parks - An ArcGIS WebService representing fine level manager or administrative agency name standardized for the Nation (USFS, BLM, State Fish and Wildlife, State Parks and Rec, City, NGO, etc). This map is based on the PAD-US 3.0 Combined Proclamation, Marine, Fee, Designation, Easement feature class. DOD and Tribal areas shown with 50% transparency. Use for categorization by manager name, with detailed federal managers and generic state/local/other managers. View more information about PAD-US . Source: PAD-US Data Download
- Justice 40 - This layer built by Esri assesses and identifies communities that are disadvantaged according to Justice40 Initiative criteria . Details of the assessment are provided in the popup for every census tract in the United States and its territories American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This map uses 2010 census tracts from Version 0.1 of the source data downloaded May 30, 2022.
- The old calculation was: EJ Index = Environmental Indicator Score X [[Supplemental Demographic Index for Block Group] - (Demographic Index for U.S.)] X Population Count for Block Group
- The new calculation is: EJ & Supplemental Index = Environmental Indicator Percentile for Block Group X Demographic Index for Block Group
- There are three changes when comparing EJScreen 2.1 and EJScreen 2.0 calculations: Replaced the environmental indicator score with the environmental indicator percentile.
- Removed the subtraction of the demographic index for the US from the calculation.
- Removed weighting by block group population from the equation.
- There are two methodology changes for computing percentiles. These include: Percentiles are now unweighted. The version 2.0 used population weights.
- Percentile ties now use a floor method, instead of ceiling method. This produces lowest value for ties instead of highest value for ties.
INFORMATION ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA VINTAGE
Calculated from EPA RCRAInfo database, retrieved 04/26/2022 and 2019 BR retrieved 04/26/2022 Reference Document for Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities
Biennial Report Summary
- To download this data, please visit the Download EJScreen Data page
- Technical Information about EJScreen
EJSCREEN Map Descriptions | US EPA www.epa.gov/ejscreen/ejscreen-map-descriptions — captured 2021-08-03
EJSCREEN MAP DESCRIPTIONS
The below provides basic descriptions for the data included in the mapping layers available through EJSCREEN. EJSCREEN data are updated periodically. To see which years of data are in the current version, see Overview of Environmental Indicators in EJSCREEN or check the metadata.
- EJ Indexes
- Demographic Indicators
- Environmental Indicators
- Areas of Concern
- Additional Layers
- More Demographics
- EJ Index There are eleven EJ Indexes in EJSCREEN reflecting the 11 environmental indicators. Each EJ index is a combination of environmental and demographic information. The EJ Index highlights block groups with the highest intersection of low-income populations, people of color, and a given environmental indicator. To calculate a single EJ Index for one block group, EJSCREEN multiplies the environmental indicator by demographic information. This demographic information includes percent low-income and percent people of color (as the Demographic Index), and total population of the block group. This is the formula for the index: EJ Index = (Environmental Indicator) X (Demographic Index for Block Group – Demographic Index for US) X (Population Count for Block Group)
- Percent people of color The percent of individuals in a block group who list their racial status as a race other than white alone and/or list their ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino. That is, all people other than non-Hispanic white-alone individuals. The word "alone" in this case indicates that the person is of a single race, not multiracial. Source: The Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year summary estimates.
- Percent low-income Percent of individuals whose ratio of household income to poverty level in the past 12 months was less than 2 (as a fraction of individuals for whom ratio was determined). Source: The Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year summary estimates.
- Percent less than high school education Percent of individuals age 25 and over with less than high school degree. Source: The Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year summary estimates.
- Percent in linguistic isolation Percent of households in which no one age 14 and over speaks English "very well" or speaks English only (as a fraction of households). Source: The Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year summary estimates.
- Percent over age 64 Percent of individuals over age 64 as a fraction of the population. Source: The Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year summary estimates.
- Percent under age 5 Percent of individuals under age 5 as a fraction of population. Source: The Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year summary estimates.
- Demographic Index The Demographic Index in EJSCREEN is a combination of percent low-income and percent minority, the two demographic factors that were explicitly named in Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice. For each Census block group, these two numbers are simply averaged together. The formula is as follows: Demographic Index = (% people of color + % low-income) / 2. Source: The Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year summary estimates.
- Air Toxics Cancer Risk (NATA Cancer Risk) Lifetime cancer risk from inhalation of air toxics, as risk per lifetime per million people. Source: EPA National Air Toxics Assessment
- Air Toxics Respiratory Hazard Index (NATA Respiratory HI) Air toxics respiratory hazard index (the sum of hazard indices for those air toxics with reference concentrations based on respiratory endpoints, where each hazard index is the ratio of exposure concentration in the air to the health-based reference concentration set by EPA). EPA National Air Toxics Assessments
- Diesel Particulate Matter level in air (NATA Diesel PM) Diesel particulate matter level in air in micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3). Source: EPA National Air Toxics Assessments
- Ozone level in air Ozone summer seasonal avg. of daily maximum 8-hour concentration in air in parts per billion. Source: EPA Office of Air and Radiation
- PM2.5 level in air Particulate matter (PM2.5) levels in air, micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3) annual average. Source: EPA Office of Air and Radiation
- Traffic Proximity and Volume Count of vehicles per day (average annual daily traffic) at major roads within 500 meters (or nearest one beyond 500 m), divided by distance in meters. Calculated from U.S. Department of Transportation National Transportation Atlas Database, Highway Performance Monitoring System.
- Lead Paint Indicator (% pre-1960 housing) Percent of housing units built before 1960, as indicator of potential exposure to lead paint. Calculated from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year summary estimates.
- Proximity National Priority List Sites (NPL) Count of proposed and listed NPL sites within 5 km (or nearest one beyond 5 km), each divided by distance in km. Count excludes deleted sites. Source: Calculated from EPA CERCLIS database.
- Proximity to Risk Management Plan (RMP) Facilities Count of RMP (potential chemical accident management plan) facilities within 5 km (or nearest one beyond 5 km), each divided by distance in km. Calculated from EPA RMP database.
- Proximity to Hazardous Waste Facilities Count of hazardous waste management facilities (TSDFs and LQGs) within 5 km (or nearest one beyond 5 km), each divided by distance in km. Calculated from EPA RCRAInfo database.
- Wastewater Dischargers Indicator (Stream Proximity and Toxic Concentration) RSEI modeled Toxic Concentrations at stream segments within 500 meters, divided by distance in kilometers (km). Calculated from RSEI modeled toxic concentrations to stream reach segments.
The "Areas of Concern" layers represent Census block groups where one or more of the eleven EJ Indexes is at or above either the 80th, 90th or 95th percentile. The layers offer a cumulative outlook on the EJ indexes featured in the tool and a foundation upon which to consider additional information. As a reminder, the formula for the EJ Index = (Environmental Indicator) X (Demographic Index for Block Group – Demographic Index for US) X (Population Count for Block Group).
- Over 95th Percentile Block groups where at least one of the EJ indexes is at or above the 95th percentile, when compared to either the state or the nation. Approximately 14% of block groups are highlighted when considering the 95th percentile in the nation.
- Over 90th Percentile Block groups where at least one of the EJ indexes is at or above the 90th percentile, when compared to either the state or the nation. Approximately 23% of block groups are highlighted when considering the 90th percentile in the nation.
- Over 80th Percentile Block groups where at least one of the EJ indexes is at or above the 80th percentile, when compared to either the state or the nation. Approximately 34% of block groups are highlighted when considering the 80th percentile in the nation.
CLIMATE
Wildlife Hazard Potential An index that quantifies "the relative potential for wildfire that may be difficult to control" in the conterminous United States. These data can be used to identify areas of potential wildfire risk that are proximate to socially and economically vulnerable communities. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Spatial Metadata: Wildfire Hazard Potential for the United States (270-m), version 2020 Drought This map shows how drought conditions have changed across the contiguous 48 states from 1900 to 2020. The data are shown for small regions called climate divisions, as defined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Blue areas represent increased moisture; brown areas represent a decrease or drier conditions. These data can be used to identify social and economically vulnerable communities that are found in drier conditions. Source : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Spatial Metadata : Average Change in Drought (Five-Year SPEI) in the Contiguous 48 States, 1900–2020 Coastal Flood Hazard This map depicts areas in coastal counties in the United States along the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean that are most prone to coastal flood hazards. These data can be used to look for locations of social and economic vulnerability that are also prone to coastal flood hazards. Source : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Spatial Metadata : NOAA Office for Coastal Management Estimated 100-year floodplains This map depicts the estimated 100-year floodplains for the Conterminous US for 2016. These data can be used to look for socially and economically vulnerable communities located within the estimated 100-year floodplains. Source : Enviroatlas Spatial Metadata : Enviroatlas Sea Level Rise (NOAA) This dataset depicts land at risk of permanent flooding when sea level rises. There are six map layers showing the area inundated at one, two, three, four, five and six feet of sea level rise. Over the next 30 years, scientists estimate a one to three-foot rise along most of the U.S. coastline. These data can be used to look for areas of potential permanent inundation based on chosen sea level rise estimates (i.e., 1 to 6 feet) in relation to locations of social and economic vulnerability. Source : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Spatial Metadata : NOAA Office for Coastal Management
HEALTH
Low Life Expectancy Average life expectancy data developed as a collaboration between NCHS, the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This data is available at the tract level. Source: U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP) Heart Disease Heart disease prevalence among adults aged 18 years or older. The term "heart disease" refers to several types of heart conditions. This data is available at the tract level. Source: CDC Places Data Asthma Asthma prevalence among adults aged 18 or older. This data is available at the tract level. Source: CDC Places Data
CRITICAL SERVICE GAPS
Food Desert Low income and low access tract measured at 1 mile for urban areas and 10 miles for rural areas. This data is available at the tract level. Source: USDA Medically Underserved Medically Underserved Areas/Populations are areas or populations designated by US Health Resources & Services Administration as having too few primary care providers, high infant mortality, high poverty or a high elderly population. More information can be found at: Health Resources & Services Administration . Unemployment All those who did not have a job at all during the reporting period, made at least one specific active effort to find a job during the prior 4 weeks, and were available for work (unless temporarily ill). Source: The Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year summary estimates
SITES REPORTING TO EPA
The below includes information EPA collects through various databases about facilities or sites subject to environmental regulation.
Superfund The Superfund Enterprise Management System (SEMS) provides information regarding sites under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act -- otherwise known as CERCLA or Superfund. CERCLA provides a Federal "Superfund" to locate, investigate, and clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous-waste sites as well as accidents, spills, and other emergency releases of pollutants and contaminants into the environment. The National Priorities List (NPL) is the list of national priorities among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the United States and its territories. Source : EPA's Envirofacts Toxic Releases The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) contains information on toxic chemical releases and waste management activities reported annually by certain industries as well as federal facilities. The database also contains links to compliance and enforcement information. Source: EPA's Envirofacts Water Dischargers (NPDES) As authorized by the Clean Water Act, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program controls water pollution by regulating sources, such as municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities, that discharge pollutants into waters of the United States. EPA tracks water discharge permits through the Permit Compliance System (PCS) and Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS) databases, which includes information on when a permit was issued and when it expires, how much the company is permitted to discharge, and the actual monitoring data showing what the company has discharged. Source : EPA's Envirofacts Air Pollution (ICIS-AIR) The air pollution data ( ICIS-AIR ) contains compliance and permit data for stationary sources of air pollution (such as electric power plants, steel mills, factories, and universities) regulated by EPA, state and local air pollution agencies. The information in ICIS-AIR is used by the states to prepare State Implementation Plans (SIPs) and to track the compliance status of point sources with various regulatory programs under Clean Air Act. Source : EPA's Envirofacts Brownfields (ACRES) The Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES) captures grantee reported data on environmental activities and accomplishments (assessment, cleanup and redevelopment), funding, job training, and details on cooperative partners and leveraging efforts for the Brownfields Program . The information in ACRES is provided at the property and grant level. Source : EPA's Envirofacts
HAZARDOUS WASTE (TSDF)
Hazardous waste information contained in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information (RCRAInfo) includes an inventory on all generators, transporters, treaters, storers, and disposers of hazardous waste that are required to provide information about their activities. Source : EPA's Envirofacts
SUPERFUND (NPL)
The Superfund Enterprise Management System (SEMS) provides information regarding sites under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act -- otherwise known as CERCLA or Superfund. CERCLA provides a Federal "Superfund" to locate, investigate, and clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous-waste sites as well as accidents, spills, and other emergency releases of pollutants and contaminants into the environment. The National Priorities List (NPL) is the list of national priorities among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the United States and its territories. This maps contains only the point locations used to create the Superfund Environmental Indication in EJSCREEN. Source : EPA's Envirofacts
RSEI
RSEI Pounds Only certain releases and transfers are modeled in RSEI (direct air and water releases, and transfers to publicly-owned treatment works (POTWs) or off-site incineration). Pounds for those releases and transfers are labeled "RSEI Modeled Pounds" in charts and tables to emphasize that the value may not match the total pounds listed in TRI for a facility or a geographic area. Source : EPA's RSEI RSEI Hazard RSEI Hazard, also called toxicity-weighted pounds, is a result that accounts for the size of the release and the chemical’s toxicity. Unlike RSEI Score, RSEI Hazard does not include fate and transport modeling or adjustments for population exposure. RSEI Hazard should be interpreted carefully; in some cases, high RSEI Hazard may not be associated with high potential risk for human exposure. Source : EPA's RSEI RSEI Score A RSEI Score is a unitless value that accounts for the size of the chemical release, the fate and transport of the chemical through the environment, the size and location of the exposed population, and the chemical's toxicity. A RSEI Score is calculated as toxicity weight multiplied by the exposed population multiplied by the estimated dose. RSEI Scores are only meaningful in comparison to other RSEI Scores. Source : EPA's RSEI
NONATTAINMENT AREAS
If the air quality in a geographic area meets or is cleaner than the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS), it is called an attainment area; areas that don't meet the national standard are called nonattainment areas. In some cases, EPA is not able to determine an area's status after evaluating the available information and those areas are designated "unclassifiable." These are areas that do not meet (or that contributes to ambient air quality in a nearby area that does not meet) the national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard for a NAAQS. Ozone 8-hr (1997 standard) Description: Ozone 8-hr (1997 standard) Source and Spatial Metadata: Ozone 8-hr (1997 standard) Ozone 8-hr (2008 standard) Description: Ozone 8-hr (2008 standard) Source and Spatial Metadata: Ozone 8-hr (2008 standard) Ozone 8-hr (2015 standard) Description: Ozone 8-hr (2015 standard) Source and Spatial Metadata: Ozone 8-hr (2015 standard) Lead (2008 standard) Description: Lead (2008 standard) Source and Spatial Metadata: Lead (2008 standard) SO2 1-hr (2010 standard) Description: SO2 1-hr (2010 standard) Source and Spatial Metadata: SO2 1-hr (2010 standard) PM2.5 24hr (2006 standard) Description: PM2.5 24hr (2006 standard) Source and Spatial Metadata: PM2.5 24hr (2006 standard) PM2.5 Annual (1997 standard) Description: PM2.5 Annual (1997 standard) Source and Spatial Metadata: PM2.5 Annual (1997 standard) PM2.5 Annual (2012 standard) Description: PM2.5 Annual (2012 standard) Source and Spatial Metadata: PM2.5 Annual (2012 standard) PM10 (1987 standard) Description: PM10 (1987 standard) Source and Spatial Metadata: PM10 (1987 standard) CO (1971 Standard) Description: CO (1971 Standard) Source and Spatial Metadata: CO (1971 Standard) Ozone 1-hr (1979 standard-revoked) Description: Ozone 1-hr (1979 standard-revoked) Source and Spatial Metadata: Ozone 1-hr (1979 standard-revoked) NO2 (1971 Standard) Description: NO2 (1971 Standard) Source and Spatial Metadata: NO2 (1971 Standard)
WATER FEATURES
Impaired Water Points The Impaired Water Points layer includes points that are too polluted or otherwise degraded to meet the water quality standards set by states, territories, or authorized tribes. These water points are on the CWA 303(d) list and are required to develop a total maximum daily load (TMDL). This set of water points are provided by the Assessment, Total Maximum Daily Load Tracking and Implementation System (ATTAINS). Source: EPA Office of Water ATTAINS Geospatial Data Spatial Metadata: ATTAINS Assessment Areas Impaired Streams The Impaired Streams layer includes streams that are too polluted or otherwise degraded to meet the water quality standards set by states, territories, or authorized tribes. These streams are on the CWA 303(d) list and are required to develop a total maximum daily load (TMDL). These stream segments are provided by the Assessment, Total Maximum Daily Load Tracking and Implementation System (ATTAINS). Source: EPA Office of Water ATTAINS Geospatial Data Spatial Metadata: ATTAINS Assessment Lines Impaired Water Bodies The Impaired Water Bodies layer includes bodies of water that are too polluted or otherwise degraded to meet the water quality standards set by states, territories, or authorized tribes. These water bodies are on the CWA 303(d) list and are required to develop a total maximum daily load (TMDL). This set of water areas are provided by the Assessment, Total Maximum Daily Load Tracking and Implementation System (ATTAINS). Source: EPA Office of Water ATTAINS Geospatial Data Spatial Metadata: ATTAINS Assessment Areas Impaired Catchment The Impaired Catchment layer includes catchment assessment units that are too polluted or otherwise degraded to meet the water quality standards set by states, territories, or authorized tribes. These water bodies are on the CWA 303(d) list and are required to develop a total maximum daily load (TMDL). This set of water areas are provided by the Assessment, Total Maximum Daily Load Tracking and Implementation System (ATTAINS). Source: EPA Office of Water ATTAINS Geospatial Data Spatial Metadata: ATTAINS Assessment Areas Streams The Streams layer includes linear surface water features throughout the United States. The streams layer is based on the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD). Source: EPA Office of Water Spatial Metadata: Streams Water Bodies The Water Bodies layer includes area surface features such as ponds, lakes and wide rivers. The water bodies layer is from U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Areal Hydrography Spatial Metadata: Water Bodies Sole Source Aquifers The Sole Source Aquifer layer includes information on the sole source aquifers (SSA) designated by EPA under section 1424(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974. SSA's supply at least 50 percent of the drinking water consumed in the area overlying the aquifer. These areas may have no alternative drinking water source(s) that could physically, legally and economically supply all those who depend on the aquifer for drinking water. Source: SSA Locations Spatial Metadata: Sole Source Aquifers
PLACES
Places of Worship Point locations for buildings used for religious worship (e.g., chapel, mosque, synagogue, tabernacle, or temple). Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Spatial Metadata: Worship Places Hospitals Point locations for buildings where the sick or injured may receive medical or surgical attention (e.g., infirmary, clinic). Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Spatial Metadata: Hospitals
SCHOOLS
The National Center for Education Statistics’ (NCES) Education Demographic and Geographic Estimate (EDGE) program develops annually updated point locations (latitude and longitude) for public elementary and secondary schools included in the NCES Common Core of Data. The NCES EDGE program collaborates with the U.S. Census Bureau’s Education Demographic, Geographic, and Economic Statistics (EDGE) Branch to develop point locations for schools and school district administrative offices based on these addresses. The point locations in this data layer were developed from the 2017-2018 CCD collection. For more information about NCES school point data, see: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
PARKS
Parks information broken down by the managing agency (USFS, BLM, State Fish and Wildlife, State Parks and Rec, City, NGO, etc). For more information about PAD-US: Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) 2.0
TRANSPORTATION
Airport Points The Airport layer includes points for landing facilities in the United States that were provided and maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration. Source: National Transportation Atlas Database Spatial Metadata: Airports Point Airport Polygons The Airport Polygons layer includes airport boundaries and airport runways within the United States. Source: Data and Maps for ArcGIS Spatial Metadata: Airports Polygon Railroads The Railroads layer includes linear features representing the United State's railway system. The Railroads layer is provided and maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration . Source: National Transportation Atlas Database Spatial Metadata: Railroads
EPA TRIBAL AREAS
This layer represents locations of American Indian Tribal lands in the lower 48 states and Alaska. The areas include all lands associated with Federally recognized tribal entities--Federally recognized Reservations, Off-Reservation Trust Lands, and Census Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Areas. EPA makes no claims regarding the accuracy or precision of data concerning Indian country locations or boundaries. EPA has simply attempted to collect certain readily available information relating to Indian country locations. Source: EPA
BOUNDARIES
Zip Codes The Zip Codes layer provides information and identifies each postal delivery area in the United States. Source: Data and Maps for ArcGIS Spatial Metadata: Zip Codes Congressional Districts The Congressional Districts layer includes information on the 117th Congressional Districts of the United States, and U.S. Territories. Source: ArcGIS Map Service Spatial Metadata: Congressional Districts City Boundaries The City Boundaries layer includes incorporated cities and Census Designated Places from the U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Spatial Metadata: City Boundaries Urbanized Areas Urbanized Areas are derived from the 2019 U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line Urban Areas. Urbanized Areas are contiguous areas of populations greater than 50,000. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Spatial Metadata: Urbanized Areas Federal Lands The Federal Lands layer includes information on lands owned or administered by the Federal government. This layer is downloaded from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Source: USGS National Geospatial Program Small-Scale Data Spatial Metadata: Federal Lands Townships Boundary The Townships Boundary layer portrays the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) boundaries of the United States to the township level. This layer is downloaded from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) PLSS Map Service. Source: Bureau of Land Management PLSS Townships Spatial Metadata: Townships Boundary Counties The Counties layer portrays the county boundaries of the United States. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Spatial Metadata: Counties States The State layer provides state boundaries of the United States. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Spatial Metadata: States EPA Regions The EPA Regions layer includes EPA Administrative Region boundaries derived from State boundaries. Source: EPA Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Spatial Metadata: EPA Regions
PRISONS
The prison boundary feature class contains secure detention facilities. These facilities range in jurisdiction from federal (excluding military) to local governments. Polygon geometry is used to describe the extent of where the incarcerated population is located (fence lines or building footprints). Source: Department of Homeland Security
PUBLIC HOUSING
This dataset provides the location, and resident characteristics of HUD administer public housing development buildings. Location data for HUD-related properties and facilities are derived from HUD's enterprise geocoding service. To learn more about Public Housing visit: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
SUBSIDIZED PUBLIC HOUSING
This layer represents the approximate locations of HUD’s Multifamily Housing. The locations of individual buildings associated with each property are not depicted here. HUD’s Multifamily Housing property portfolio consist primarily of rental housing properties with five or more dwelling units such as apartments or town houses, but can also include nursing homes, hospitals, elderly housing, mobile home parks, retirement service centers, and occasionally vacant land. The three largest assistance programs for Multifamily Housing are Section 8 Project Based Assistance, Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly, and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities. To learn more about Multifamily Housing visit: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Demographic information is available to add to the EJSCREEN map under the "More Demographics" button. You may click on the associated button to see metadata for that data layer. Please see the Census Bureau website for more explanations regarding the annual American Community Survey (ACS) estimates.
How to Interpret EJScreen Data | US EPA www.epa.gov/ejscreen/how-interpret-ejscreen-data — captured 2023-07-14
HOW TO INTERPRET EJSCREEN DATA
BLOCK GROUPS
The standard unit of analysis in EJScreen is the Census "block group." A block group is an area defined by the Census Bureau that usually has in the range of 600-3,000 people living in it. The US is divided into more than 230,000 block groups. Block group resolution is the finest level of detail that Census data can be publicly shared.
BUFFERS
EJScreen utilizes "buffers" to identify an area on the map that includes everyone who lives within a certain distance of a point, line, or polygon. A point might be a factory seeking an emissions permit, for example, and the report could focus on the demographics and environmental conditions within approximately 1 mile of that factory.
In EJScreen, buffers can be drawn up to 10 miles around a point, line, or polygon. If you have selected a geographic point, the tool will apply a buffer around that point. The buffer ring will aggregate appropriate portions of the intersecting block groups, weighted by population, to create a representative set of data for the entire ring area, honoring variation and dispersion of the population in the block groups within it. For each indicator, the result is a population-weighted average, which equals the block group indicator values averaged over all residents who are estimated to be inside the buffer.
"Percentiles" are an important part of EJScreen. Every indicator in EJScreen is put into perspective by showing its associated percentiles.
PERCENTILES
Percentiles are a way to see how local residents compare to everyone else in the United States. Instead of just showing numbers out of context, EJScreen lets you compare a community to the rest of the state, EPA region and nation, by using percentiles. The national percentile tells you what percent of the US population has an equal or lower value , meaning less potential for exposure/ risk/ proximity to certain facilities, or a lower percent minority.
EJScreen includes state and national percentiles for each of the environmental and socioeconomic indicators and for the indexes.
U.S. VERSES STATE COMPARISON LEVELS
The U.S. percentile uses the U.S. population as the basis of comparison. The state percentile is calculated based on the population in a given state (or District of Columbia or Puerto Rico).
The state and U.S. percentiles will be similar if the state and U.S. average indicator values are similar. However, if the state average is lower than the U.S. average, the state percentile shown will be higher than U.S. percentile shown. Alternatively, if the state average is higher than the U.S. average, the state percentile shown will be lower than U.S. percentile shown. The state percentile being lower than the U.S. percentile does not mean the indicator value is lower in the given place, it just means the state average is higher than the U.S. average.
The difference between state and U.S. percentiles becomes apparent mainly in two situations: when comparing places across states, or when comparing results to some pre-determined, specific reference percentile (e.g., 80th percentile).
INITIAL FILTER APPROACH FOR SCREENING
In past screening experience, EPA has found it helpful to establish a suggested Agency starting point for the purpose of identifying geographic areas that may warrant further consideration, analysis, or outreach. The use of an initial filter promotes consistency and provides a pragmatic first step for EPA programs and regions when interpreting screening results. For early applications of EJScreen, EPA identified the 80th percentile filter as that initial starting point. In other words, an area with any of the 13 EJ Indexes at or above the 80th percentile nationally should be considered as a potential candidate for further review.
Further review may include considering other factors and other sources of information such as health-based information, local knowledge, proximity and exposure to environmental hazards, susceptible populations, unique exposure pathways, and other federal, regional, state, and local data. This filter is simply a starting point, and program offices and regions should perform additional analysis before making any decisions about potential environmental justice issues. As EPA gains further experience and insight into the performance of the tool and its applicability for different uses, program offices and regions may opt to designate starting points that are more inclusive or specifically tailored to meet programmatic needs more effectively.
The 80th percentile filter in EJScreen is not intended to designate an area as an “EJ community.” EJScreen provides screening level indicators, not a determination of the existence or absence of EJ concerns. The Agency may revise this approach in the future based on experience.
Threshold Maps in EJScreen | US EPA www.epa.gov/ejscreen/threshold-maps-ejscreen — captured 2023-08-27
THRESHOLD MAPS IN EJSCREEN
The threshold map widget allows EJScreen users to look across all twelve indexes at once, providing a cumulative outlook on vulnerable populations facing higher pollution burdens.
Users select a percentile range, for example the 80th to 100th percentile, and the tool then maps places where one or more of the indexes is within that range. The tool also allows users to select the number of indexes within the user-defined range or to select specific indicators of interest. Threshold maps are available for both the EJ indexes and the supplemental indexes and are available for comparison at the national and state level.
Prior to the inclusion of threshold maps, EJScreen only provided the indexes individually and did not provide a combined map of all twelve indexes on one map. The threshold maps offer users the capability to take a broader view of the indexes to help highlight areas that may warrant additional consideration, analysis, or outreach.
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EJSCREEN UPDATES AND CHANGES
This page contains information about the updates, changes, and new features that have been incorporated into EJScreen. The most recent update of EJScreen was in October 2022 and included the addition of new data on US territories, threshold maps, supplemental indexes, and refreshed demographic data. Additionally, this update includes several enhancements to components of the methodology and underlying calculation for the EJ indexes and supplemental indexes. These were based upon user and expert academic feedback and will enhance the tool’s ability and provide greater transparency into the inner workings of the tool. More information on these changes can be found below.
- Story Map on the Update
- Change Log
You may also explore information about the detailed aspects of the tool in the EJScreen Technical Documentation .
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EJSCREEN: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SCREENING AND MAPPING TOOL
- Launch the EJScreen Tool Explore EPA's environmental justice screening and mapping tool
In order to better meet the Agency’s responsibilities related to the protection of public health and the environment, EPA has developed a new environmental justice (EJ) mapping and screening tool called EJScreen. It is based on nationally consistent data and an approach that combines environmental and demographic indicators in maps and reports. Learn more about Environmental Justice at EPA.
WHAT IS EJSCREEN?
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- EJScreen Resources Other EJ Mapping Tools
- Glossary of EJScreen Terms
- Frequent Questions
- EJScreen Videos
EJ and Supplemental Indexes in EJScreen | US EPA www.epa.gov/ejscreen/ej-and-supplemental-indexes-ejscreen — captured 2022-10-12
EJ AND SUPPLEMENTAL INDEXES IN EJSCREEN
- EJ & Supplemental Indexes
- What the EJ Index Means
- How the EJ Index Works
- What the Supplemental Index Means
- How the Supplemental Index Works
The EJ and supplemental indexes are a combination of environmental and socioeconomic information. There are twelve EJ indexes and supplemental indexes in EJScreen reflecting the 12 environmental indicators. The 12 EJ index and supplemental index names are:
- Particulate Matter 2.5
- Ozone
- Diesel Particulate Matter
- Air Toxics Cancer Risk
- Air Toxics Respiratory Hazard Index
- Traffic Proximity
- Lead Paint
- RMP Facility Proximity
- Hazardous Waste Proximity
- Superfund Proximity
- Underground Storage Tanks
- Wastewater Discharge
WHAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INDEX MEANS
- The people of color populations
Note that an EJ index does not combine various environmental factors into a cumulative score -- each environmental indicator has its own EJ index.
The EJ index is higher in block groups with large numbers of mainly low-income and/or people of color residents with a higher environmental indicator value.
To calculate a specific EJ index, EJScreen uses a formula to combine a single environmental factor with the demographic index (which averages low income and people of color populations).
EJScreen calculates the EJ index by multiplying together three items:
EJ index =
(The Environmental Indicator Percentile for Block Group) X (Demographic Index for Block Group)
The supplemental indexes offer a different perspective on community-level vulnerability. The supplemental indexes use the same EJScreen methodology but incorporate a five-factor supplemental demographic index (as opposed to the two factor demographic index which averages low income and people of color populations). The supplemental demographic index averages:
- % Low Income
- % Unemployed
- % Limited English Speaking
- % Less than High School Education
- Low Life Expectancy
The supplemental demographic index is then combined with a single environmental indicator, to display areas with the highest intersection between these socioeconomic factors and the environmental indicator.
The supplemental indexes provide flexibility in the ways the data can be considered within EJScreen. They also increase EJScreen’s functionality and may be more relevant for use in certain situations, such as awarding grants.
To calculate a single supplemental index, EJScreen uses a formula to combine a single environmental factor with the supplemental demographic indicator (which averages five socioeconomic factors: low income, unemployment, limited English, less than high school education, and low life expectancy).
EJScreen calculates the supplemental index by multiplying together two items:
Supplemental Index =
(The Environmental Indicator Percentile for Block Group) X (Supplemental Demographic Index for Block Group)
Example 1: Suppose that in a certain block group of 1000 people, 350 (35%) are minority and 350 (35%) low-income. There might be 200 (20%) who are low-income but not minority, and 200 (20%) who are minority but not low-income. In that case, there would be 150 (15%) who are both, and 450 (45%) who are neither. Therefore, there actually would be 550 (55%) who were either minority, low-income or both. The Demographic Index would use 35% in this case, which falls between the 15% who were both minority and low-income, and the 55% who were in at least one of these groups. These detailed numbers cannot be obtained from the ACS by block group. Therefore, to represent both groups in a simple way, the average is used.
Example 2 (extreme example): Suppose a block group has 1000 people but is 0% minority and 100% low-income. The demographic index would be 50%, or the equivalent of 500 "potentially susceptible individuals" in this case. The same would be true in a block group that was 100% minority but 0% low-income – it would treated as having the equivalent of 50% (500) "potentially susceptible" for the sake of these examples.
1 To be precise, the percent low-income times population is not always exactly the same as the count of low-income residents. The percent low-income is calculated as a fraction of those for whom poverty status could be determined, which is less than the full population in some block groups. As an approximation, these examples gloss over that detail.
2 The closest available data would be Census table B17001 and related tables in the ACS, which provide tract resolution cross-tabulations of race/ethnic groups by poverty status, but this is not available for block groups and does not provide the income to poverty ratio data needed to calculated "low-income" as defined in EJScreen.
Overview of Socioeconomic Indicators in EJScreen | US EPA www.epa.gov/ejscreen/overview-socioeconomic-indicators-ejscreen — captured 2022-10-11
OVERVIEW OF SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS IN EJSCREEN
There are seven socioeconomic indicators featured in EJScreen. These indicators form the basis for both the demographic index and the supplemental demographic index:
- People of color: The percent of individuals in a block group who list their racial status as a race other than white alone and/or list their ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino. That is, all people other than non-Hispanic white-alone individuals. The word "alone" in this case indicates that the person is of a single race, not multiracial.
- Low-income: The percent of a block group's population in households where the household income is less than or equal to twice the federal "poverty level."
- Unemployment rate: The percent of a block group's population that did not have a job at all during the reporting period, made at least one specific active effort to find a job during the prior 4 weeks, and were available for work (unless temporarily ill).
- Limited English speaking: Percent of people in a block group living in limited English speaking households. A household in which all members age 14 years and over speak a non-English language and also speak English less than "very well" (have difficulty with English) is limited English speaking.
- Less than high school education: Percent of people age 25 or older in a block group whose education is short of a high school diploma.
- Under age 5: Percent of people in a block group under the age of 5.
- Over age 64: Percent of people in a block group over the age of 64.
EJScreen includes two indexes that are based on the above socioeconomic indicators:
- Demographic Index is based on the average of two socioeconomic indicators; low-income and people of color.
- Supplemental Demographic Index is based on the average of five socioeconomic indicators; low-income, unemployment, limited English, less than high school education, and low life expectancy (which is a health dataset).
EJScreen uses socioeconomics factors as very general indicators of a community's potential susceptibility to the types of environmental factors included in this screening tool, as explained further in the EJScreen Technical Documentation . EJScreen has been designed in the context of EPA's EJ policies, including EPA's Final Guidance on Considering Environmental Justice During the Development of an Action (U.S. EPA, 2010) . That guidance document explained EPA's focus on socioeconomics as an indicator of potential susceptibility to environmental pollution.
EJScreen Office Hours & Training | US EPA www.epa.gov/ejscreen/ejscreen-office-hours-training — captured 2022-10-12
EJSCREEN OFFICE HOURS & TRAINING
EJSCREEN OFFICE HOURS
EPA is holding a set of ‘Office Hours’ for users of EJScreen , the Agency's environmental justice screening and mapping tool. These Office Hours will be a chance for the public to talk with EPA EJScreen experts about many topics including how to use and apply the tool, technical issues, and any other questions. EPA will hold these sessions on a bimonthly basis.
During these bimonthly conversations, EPA will give brief updates on current EJScreen efforts or other relevant topics. However, the majority of the time will be reserved for participant questions and feedback. There will not be an agenda or formal presentations. The Agency hopes that you will join these open discussions and learn about EJScreen, as well as to get your questions answered. Registration is not required.
November 2, 2022 at 12 p.m. E.T. Office Hours: JOIN HERE
December 21, 2022 at 12 p.m. E.T. Office Hours: JOIN HERE
Recording of April 20, 2022 Office Hours
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EJSCREEN TRAININGS
EPA is holding virtual public training hosted on EJScreen 2.1, the updated version of the Agency's environmental justice screening and mapping tool. These trainings include information on the updates made to EJScreen, a demonstration of the available features, and tips on how to use the tool. Registration is not required.
October 19, 2022 at 12 p.m. E.T. EJScreen 2.1 Training: JOIN HERE
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Recording of May 4, 2022 Training
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