Environmental justice (EJ) screening and mapping tools bring together environmental, socioeconomic, and demographic information to identify the communities that are most affected by pollution and where the most vulnerable groups are located. The US Environmental Protection Agency’s EJScreen is one example. California has its own screening and mapping tool, CalEnviroScreen; several other states also have developed, or are developing, screening tools. The White House recently released a beta version of a new Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool, which is designed to help federal agencies identify disadvantaged, marginalized and underserved communities for purposes of the Justice40 initiative outlined in the President's Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.

Join Resources for the Future (RFF) and the Urban Institute on Thursday, March 24, for the final event in Exposure, where a panel of experts will discuss the uses of screening tools—including for Justice40 and similar programs—and the strengths and weaknesses of alternative approaches.

Speakers:

• Ana Baptista, The New School

• Jamesa Greer, Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition

• Paul Mohai, University of Michigan

• Sacoby Wilson, University of Maryland

• Anne Junod, Urban Institute (moderator)

• Margaret Walls, Resources for the Future (moderator)