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🌍 Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) In January 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14008, leading to the creation of a new data tool developed by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). The Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) is here to help identify and support disadvantaged communities facing significant burdens across eight critical categories: climate change, energy, health, housing, legacy pollution, transportation, water and wastewater, and workforce development. 🏡 Why is this important? By highlighting areas that are overburdened and underserved, CEJST helps direct resources and support where they are needed the most, promoting environmental justice and economic equity across the nation. 📊 Key Features: Disadvantaged Communities: Highlighted on the map with a blue circle, these communities are identified based on burdens experienced in their census tracts. Ranking Burdens: Uses percentiles (bell curve) to compare the extent of burdens among different tracts. Thresholds and Cutoffs: Determine if communities are disadvantaged using percentages or a simple yes/no approach. Federally Recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Villages: Land and point locations are highlighted, ensuring these communities are considered. Explore the data tool and learn more: https://lnkd.in/gdes88sk #EnvironmentalJustice #CEJST #ClimateAction #Sustainability

Celebrating five years with #ICF! It is wonderful to collaborate with team members dedicated to advancing environmental health, public health, and more purpose-driven topics for their teams and clients. #environmentalcareers #environmentalconsulting

Climate change, today's National Public Health Week theme, is only exacerbating inequities in public health. ICH believes that community-led organizations are the best way to identify solutions that are just, equitable, and focused on the people most at risk for environmental health hazards. Here are some community-led organizations that are fighting for environmental justice across the U.S. and here in Massachusetts: - Boston Climate Action Network - Mothers Out Front - GreenRoots, Inc. - Alternatives for Community and Environment #nphw #environmentaljustice

Decades of research highlight the intersection of high hazard exposure and poverty in disadvantaged communities. Geospatial environmental justice (EJ) tools like the Climate and Environmental Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) integrate health, social, and economic data to inform policy and investment decisions that address these environmental disparities. A new report from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine evaluates EJ tools, emphasizing a structured iterative process for developing composite indicators and building transparency, trust, and legitimacy. Download the Report: https://ow.ly/qlI150T4wiO #EnvironmentalJustice #DataDrivenPolicy #CommunityEngagement #GeospatialAnalysis #SocialJustice #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalPolicy #EconomicEquity #CommunityDevelopment #PublicHealth

Decades of research highlight the intersection of high hazard exposure and poverty in disadvantaged communities. Geospatial environmental justice (EJ) tools like the Climate and Environmental Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) integrate health, social, and economic data to inform policy and investment decisions that address these environmental disparities. A new report from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine evaluates EJ tools, emphasizing transparency, community trust, and a structured iterative process for developing composite indicators. Read the Report: https://ow.ly/ojHU50SUPFj #EnvironmentalJustice #DataDrivenPolicy #CommunityEngagement

Today the Secretary General of the Convention on Wetlands Dr Musonda Mumba paid a courtesy visit to Jagan Chapagain, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC, reinforcing shared commitments to global environmental protection and community wellbeing. By leveraging scientific research and data analysis, we can strengthen our ability to anticipate and mitigate the impacts of disasters, thereby safeguarding communities and ecosystems. This underscores the commitment to harnessing the power of data-driven approaches to enhance resilience and protect our planet. #WetlandConservation #WetlandsMatter

Honest conversation today exploring the critical topic of climate change and its impact on Latino communities across the U.S., from California to New York. Thank you to our speakers Francisco Sanchez of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Ron Pierce, Director at the U.S. Department of Energy, OSDBU, Lisette Perez, National Environmental Youth Advisory Council US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Andrea Delgado, MPAP, Chief of Staff, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment USDA, and The Honorable Jeffrey Prieto, General Counsel of US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their insightful contributions in addressing the urgent need for mitigation efforts, emphasizing how prolonged inaction disproportionately impacts Latinos, and outlining what we can do to confront these challenges. #ClimateChange #LatinoCommunities #Sustainability #EnvironmentalJustice #LULAC24

Today, @WhiteHouse Biden-Harris Administration releases a first-of-its-kind government-wide #EnvironmentalJustice Science Data and Research Plan to ensure science is leveraged to tackle environmental inequities and improve community health across the country. The @WHOSTP-led plan will support federal agencies in advancing environmental justice through identifying and addressing longstanding gaps, barriers, and missing science, data, and research relevant to environmental justice. Federal science, data and research play an important role in advancing environmental justice across the country, and the new Research Plan provides a critical roadmap. [https://lnkd.in/ebuw8ejK] It was an honor helping to develop this plan. #EnvironmentalJustice, #EJ, #SciencePolicy, #FederalScience #MeaningfulInvolvement #Equity #InstituionalizingEJ.

Are you a leader working in the EJ space? Check out this opportunity for EPA Region 3! The Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) will be hosting a free, webinar Wednesday, August 7 from 11am-12:30pm to preview $40 million in new funding for community environmental justice efforts across EPA Region 3 (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and 7 federally recognized tribes).   The grant program will launch in mid-late August and grants will support work to benefit communities disproportionately affected by environmental, climate, and human health harms and risks. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, those focused on air and water quality, stormwater treatment, food access, local cleanup projects, combatting illegal dumping activities, healthy housing, toxin remediation, and other community-driven environmental justice projects.   The webinar is intended for community-based environmental justice leaders working in nonprofits, local government entities, tribal governments, Native American organizations, and public and private universities and colleges to obtain information and guidance about how to access these important funding opportunities. https://lnkd.in/eeYK4C5P #ej #environmentaljustice #climateresilience

Rolling #Fundingopportunity The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) new Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants program (Community Change Grants) has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity for approximately $2 billion dollars in Inflation Reduction Act funds in environmental and climate justice activities to benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to address environmental and climate justice challenges.  Deadline to apply is November 21, 2024 and the EPA is accepting applications on a rolling basis for $2 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding available to support community-driven projects that build capacity for communities to tackle environmental and climate justice challenges, strengthen their climate resilience, and advance clean energy. These place-based investments will be focused on community-driven initiatives to be responsive to community and stakeholder input. Michael S. Regan Theodore Toon Victoria Salinas Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome Shalanda Baker Shalini Vajjhala Chris Castro Marcus Coleman Dr. S. Atyia Martin Charles Lee Peggy Shepard Literacy for Environmental Justice Communities for a Better Environment Eddie Bautista https://lnkd.in/ezqQtfPE