General information

Approach

Data

Scale

State

Dashboard name

Areal unit or location proximity

SD data

EB data

Other data

Are EJ areas identified?

Unit of reference

USA

EJSCREEN

Mixed (Tract)

Percentiles

(6 individual and multidimensional indicators)

Percentiles (11 individual and multidimensional indicators on exposure, potential threats, and proximity)

Health disparities, climate change data, critical service gaps. (EJSCREEN 2.0, June 2022)

11 EJ indexes (combines multiple social indicators with a single environmental indicator to identify most overburdened communities)

State, EPA region, national

CA

CALSCREEN

Areal unit (Tract)

Percentiles

Percentiles (multidimensional indicators on exposure, potential threats, and proximity)

Overall indexes of burden (pollution burden, social vulnerability, EJ burden)

Yes (based on overall EJ index)

State

MN

Understanding EJ in Minnesota

Areal unit

(Block group)

Percentages

Air pollution score— multidimensional index including multiple sources of air pollution

Yes (poverty only, minority only or both)

State

MN

What’s in my neighborhood

Location proximity (Tract/ Municipality)

None

# sites and facilities that pose an environmental risk (e.g., formerly contaminated sites, permitted businesses…)

No

Local

NM

OpenEnviroMap

Mixed2

(Block group)

Percentages

Location of facilities

No

State

NC

NC DEQ Community Mapping System

Mixed/Location proximity3

(Block group)

Percentages

Location of facilities, permits, and incidents

Yes (higher percentage compared to state, county or both)

State, county

PA

Pennsylvania’s Environmental Justice Viewer

Areal unit (Tract)

Percentages (for EJ communities only)

Location of facilities

Yes

State

RI

RIDEM Environmental Resource Map

Mixed

Percentages (for EJ communities only)

Location of facilities, impaired waters

Yes

State

WA

Information By Location —Washington Tracking Network

Areal unit (Tract)

Deciles

Deciles (single environmental indicators)

No (“You should not interpret rankings as absolute values. Do not use them to diagnose a community health or to label a community”)

State

WA

What’s in my neighborhood: Toxics Cleanup

Location proximity

None

Count of cleanup sites within a one-mile radius

No

Local

UT

DEQ Interactive Map Viewer

Mixed4

(Block group)

Percentages & Percentiles

Location of facilities and indexes of pollution and exposure (e.g., air toxics respiratory hazard index, proximity index)

EJ indexes drawn from EJSCREEN

Yes

State

NJ

NJ DEP EJ mapping, assessment, and protection tool (EJMAP)

Areal unit (Block group)

Percentages & Values (EJ communities only)

Location of sites and facilities (e.g., major sources of air pollution, resource recovery facilities or incinerators, sewage treatment plants…)

Stressor summary index combining 26 environmental or public health stressors for each community. Comparison with the lower of the 50th percentile of the state or relevant county non-overburdened community

Yes

State

MD1

MDE EJ Screening Tool

Areal unit

(Tract)

Percentages and percentiles (and EJSCREEN indicators)

Location (and EJSCREEN indicators)

Socioeconomic score

Yes

State

MI

EGLE MiEJScreen (draft)

Areal unit

(Tract)

Percentile

Percentile (exposure, environmental effects, proximity)

Yes

State