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Understanding Environmental Justice through twoEPA tools: EJScreen and EnviroAtlas
Citation:
Neale, A. AND T. Lung. Understanding Environmental Justice through twoEPA tools: EJScreen and EnviroAtlas. Meeting, RTP, NC, December 01, 2022.
Impact/Purpose:
This presentation will increase awareness of two EPA tools, EJScreen and EnviroAtlas, both of which can be used in the context of environmental justice. This will be presented as part of the EPA Tools and Resources Webinar series and as such reaches a broad and large audience.
Description:
Environmental justice (EJ) is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies. It’s vital that as a society we fix the problems created by decades of environmental injustice. Understanding patterns of how different sectors of the population are impacted inequitably by environmental issues is a necessary step towards a solution. This webinar will examine two of the tools EPA has developed to help users understand and address EJ—EJScreen and EnviroAtlas. EJScreen is an EJ mapping and screening tool that provides a nationally consistent dataset and approach for combining environmental and demographic indicators. EnviroAtlas is a data-rich, web-based decision support tool that combines maps, analysis tools, downloadable data, and informational resources. EJScreen and EnviroAtlas can be used together, and we will demonstrate how to use EJScreen data in EnviroAtlas and vice versa, with a focus on EJ issues.