Posted on 06/10/2015 9:22:17 AM PDT by rktman
The Environmental Protection Agency launched a new online tool today that can show you if environmental justice in your neighborhood is out of whack.
It’s called EJSCREEN, “an environmental justice screening and mapping tool that uses high resolution maps combined with demographic and environmental data to identify places with potentially elevated environmental burdens and vulnerable populations,” according to the agency.
“EJSCREEN’s simple to understand color-coded maps, bar charts, and reports enable users to better understand areas in need of increased environmental protection, health care access, housing, infrastructure improvement, community revitalization, and climate resilience.”
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
Oh brother, this administration is out of control
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