an introduction to ejscreen for climate justice application by christian braneon, phd
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n n ro uc on oEJSCREEN for Climate
Justice Application
Christian Braneon, PhD, EITPhysical Scientist
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!utline
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♦ Climate Change and Extreme Weather
♦ Climate Change Impacts on Public Health
♦ Brief Overview of Climate Justice
♦ Introduction to EJC!EE"
♦ Cit# of $allas Case tud#
♦ %roup !eports and $iscussion
♦ Caveats& Conclusions and '()
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Climate Chan#e and E$treme %eather
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♦ hift in distribution ofcold and hot 'eather
♦ Climate chan#e 'ill resultin more heat waves in the(nited States
♦ If current emissions hold
steady, e$cess heat*related deaths couldclim)
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Climate Chan#e and E$treme %eather
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Climate Chan#e Impacts on Pu)lic ealth
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Climate Chan#e Impacts on Pu)lic ealth 0&1
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Climate Chan#e Impacts on Pu)lic ealth 0*1
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EJSCREEN Bac5#round
♦ EPA6s ne' tool for EJ screenin# and mappin#♦ %e)7)ased 8IS tool and data for EPA and the
pu)lic
♦ Plan EJ "4* announced EPA6s plan to create
a ne', nationally consistent EJ screenin# tool♦ Builds upon NEJAC report on EJ screenin#,
and prior 'or5 across EPA pro#rams andRe#ions
♦ Incorporates comments from peer letterre9ie's )y e$perts on #eospatial tools andEJ
♦ Input from Re#ions
♦ Build upon pre9ious EJ screenin# tools 0e:#:
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(sin# EJSCREEN
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♦ A9aila)le to all EJ sta5eholders and #eneralpu)lic = )ut no re>uirement thatstate?tri)al?sta5eholders use it
♦ Place to start 7 )asis for further dialo#ue
♦ Sho' 'hich places may )e candidates forfurther re9ie' = 'here to ta5e a closer loo5,
♦ %ealth of additional data maps @ can add
more from the %e)♦ Ra' data do'nloads are also a9aila)le
♦ It sho's ho' much a )loc5 #roup contri)utesto the nation6s o9erall disparity 0)et'een
demo#raphic #roups1 in that en9ironmental
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. Census Categories
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State
Counties
Census Tracts
Bloc5 8roups
Bloc5s
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Current Environmental Indicators
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Indicators ofPotential Exposure
01 P ":+0"1 !one
0&1 Diesel Particulate atter
0*1 ead Paint Indicator
Indicators of Ha:ard5 !is8
0+1 NATA Air To$ics Cancer Ris5
0.1 NATA Respiratory aard Inde$
0/1 NATA Neurolo#ical aard Inde$
Indicators ofProximit#
021 Trac Pro$imity
031 Pro$imity to Natl: Priority ist 0NP1Sites
041 Pro$imity to To$ic Stora#e Disposal0TSD1 Sites
01 Pro$imity to Ris5 ana#ement Plan
NATA = National Air Toxics Assessment
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$emographic Indicators
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$emographicIndex
01 Percent inority Population0"1 Percent o' Income
)dditional Indicators
0&1 in#uistically Isolated
0*1 ess than hi#h school education
0+1 (nder a#e + years
0.1 !9er a#e .* years
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Com)ines En9ironmental @ Demo#raphicdata
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EJ Primary Index (for each environmentalIndicator – e.g. Ozone)
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+Environmental Indicator (e.g. Ozone)Proxy/ Predictor for
Exposure/Env. Burden
Demographic Index
( !inorit"# Income)
Proxy/ Predictor for
Health Status /Potential
ulnera!ility
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Considerations and imitations for (sin#EJSCREEN
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♦ EJC!EE" C)""O; be used as4
F A 'ay to la)el an area as an GEJ communityH orGEJ areaH
FA ris5 assessmentF The )asis for EPA decision7ma5in# 0it is Gpre7decisionalH1
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Dallas Case Study
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♦ De9eloped population and'ater demand forecasts
♦ E9aluated current andfuture 'ater supply frome$istin# sources
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Dallas Case Study 0"1
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Dallas Case Study 0&1
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♦ Rapid population#ro'th pea5in#around "4+4
♦ Balance )et'eenfossil and non7fossil ener#ysources
♦ ConsideredGmiddle of theroadH scenario
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Dallas Case Study 0*1 = 8roup Acti9ity 'ithEJSCREEN
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Ca9eats
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♦.ncertaint# *
'ith the AmericanCommunity Sur9ey 0ACS1 demo#raphic datafrom census are estimates from sur9eys atthe )loc5 #roup le9el:
♦ Prox#
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Conclusions
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♦We are alread# experiencing climatechange
♦ ;here are a variet# of health impacts
associated with a changing climate
♦ =ulnerable and overburdenedcommunities are particularl# at ris8 to
extreme heat now and in the future
♦ EJC!EE" is a free& user*friendl# toolthat can support climate 7ustice
screening
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Than5 you:'uestions>
Christian Braneon
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O@ce of Environmental Justice andustainabilit#
Braneon6ChristianAepa6gov
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http)//***+.epa.gov/e,screen
http://www2.epa.gov/ejscreenhttp://www2.epa.gov/ejscreen
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APPENDI
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I t t N t A) t EPA (
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Important Notes A)out o' EPA (sesEJSCREEN
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♦ Tool and data to )e shared 'ith State?Tri)al,pu)lic, etc:
♦ i#hli#hts areas that may )e candidates for
further re9ie'
♦ Pre7decisional screenin# tool
♦ Baseline screenin# should )e supplemented
'ith local information and e$perience
♦ Should not )e used to la)el areas as GEJcommunityH
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En9ironmental and Demo#raphic Indicators
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Ta)le of the " EJ Inde$es
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TracPro$imity
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Bar 8raphs
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Ca9eats
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♦ .ncertaint# * 'ith the AmericanCommunity Sur9ey 0ACS1 demo#raphic datafrom census are estimates from sur9eys atthe )loc5 #roup le9el:
♦ Prox#
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%hat6s appenin# No'L
♦ .pdates to $emographic andEnvironmental Indicators
♦ Jul# / October ,0+ * Collected feedbac8
from users on wa#s to improve andenhance the tool and website
F ore in7depth con9ersation or en#a#ement, e7mail to olp:5e9inMepa:#o9
♦ October / $ecember ,0+ / !eviewfeedbac8 and begin development ofupdated version of the tool
♦ ,0+ / !elease updated version to the
public
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]