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535:
ENSURING GREENHOUSE GAS FUNDS FOR
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
CALENVIROSCREEN
VERSION 2.0 OCT. 2014
Broad picture of the
relative burdens in
California communities
from pollution
Indicators of
environmental
conditions and
population
vulnerability (19)
Census tract scale
Guidance on uses of
2
tool
DEVELOPMENT OF
CALENVIROSCREEN
California
EJ
Statutes
1999-2000
Advisory
Committee
Recommendati
ons
&
CalEPA EJ
Action Plan
Cumulative
Impacts
Work Group
2008-2013
2004
CalEnviroSc
reen
Public
Versions
Workshops
and
Consultatio
n Processes
Proposed
Screening
Tool
2013-2014
2010-2013
2010
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CALENVIROSCREEN MODEL
Burden of
Pollution
Population
Characteri
stics
Exposures
Sensitive
Populations
Environmental
Effects
Socioeconomi
c Factors
Environmental
Effects
Sensitive
Populations
Asthma ER
visits
Socioeconomi
c
Factors
Educational
attainment
Linguistic
isolation
Low birth
Poverty
weight infants
Unemploymen
t
Publicly available
Location-based
Good quality
e.g., covers the state, accurate, current
SCORING METHOD
Each census tract is scored for each
indicator.
For example, 75% percentile is higher
than 75% of other census tracts in
California.
Raw data:
Traffic volumes along predefined road segments
Indicator:
Traffic density within 150
meters of census tract
boundary
(vehicle-km/hr/km)
Raw data:
Facility locations and site
boundaries
Indicator:
Weight sites by type and status
www.epa.gov
Percentiles
calculated across
census tracts based
on buffered,
weighted cleanup
sites, data was
symbolized into
deciles.
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CALENVIROSCREEN 2.0
RESULTS
CALENVIRO
SCREEN
VERSION 2.0
RESULTS
STATEWIDE
Mapping Tool
Online maps of results
Other data
Excel spreadsheet of results by census
tract
Google Earth file
ArcGIS geodatabase
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USING CALENVIROSCREEN
SB 535 (DE LEN, 2012)
>10%
Greenhouse
Gas
Reduction
Fund
Investment
Plan
Projects located
in
disadvantaged
communities
>25%
Projects that
benefit
disadvantaged
communities
21
USING CALENVIROSCREEN
Ongoing planning and decisionmaking within CalEPA
EJ Small Grant Program
EJ Compliance and Enforcement
Working Group
Trainings and outreach
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QUESTIONS &
COMMENTS