Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool

The Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool provides information about environmental health burdens on communities. The Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool provides information about environmental health burdens on communities. In eight categories: climate change, energy, health, housing, legacy pollution, transportation, water and wastewater, and workforce development, the tool uses Census datasets to identify indicators of burden in census tracts.

Federal agencies can use the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool to identify disadvantaged communities that will benefit from programs included in the Justice40 Initiative. Additionally, the tool can be used to rank public health burdens within communities, which can be used to plan public health initiatives more effectively.