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Title:
EJSCREEN: EPA’s Environmental Justice Screening Tool
Author:
US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
Date Published:
5/2015
Description:
EPA has defined environmental justice as, “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.” EPA’s new tool for nationally consistent EJ screening and mapping features • Web-based Geographic Information System (GIS) tool and data. • Product of Plan EJ 2014. • Builds upon National Environmental Justice Advisory Council reporton EJ screening, and prior EPA experience. • Peer reviewed by experts in 2013.
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https://www7.nau.edu/itep/main/iteps/ORCA/3939_ORCA.pdf

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