EPA Launches EJSCREEN 2.3, The Community Environmental Justice Mapping Tool & Trainings

[Tomei-Torres, Francisco A. (ATSDR/OAD/OCDAPS)]

EPA Launches EJSCREEN 2.3, The Community Environmental Justice Mapping Tool & Trainings

 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed its annual update to EJScreen, the Agency's publicly available environmental justice (EJ) screening and mapping tool. EJScreen 2.3 makes important improvements to better meet the needs of users, including a redesigned and enhanced report, a new environmental indicator with corresponding indexes, and refreshed demographic and environmental data. The main purpose of these annual EJScreen updates is to incorporate the newest available demographic and environmental datasets.

 

EJScreen 2.3 makes important improvements to better meet the needs of users, including new environmental indicators and map layers, interface improvements, and updated demographic and environmental data. The new environmental indicators, with corresponding EJ and supplemental indexes, will map noncompliance of drinking water systems and satellite measured nitrogen dioxide levels in the air. EJScreen 2.3 will also features new map layers on extreme heat, modeled drinking water service areas, private drinking water wells, and EPA environmental justice grants.

 

This new version of EJScreen will make interface changes aimed at helping users better understand the data and modernizing aspects of the tool. The update will use the 2018-2022 American Community Survey demographic data from the U.S. Census and refreshed EPA data for the environmental indicators. More details on these changes are available on the Change Log website.

 

Training and Office Hours Information:

 

EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights will hold multiple trainings and office hours to help users with the update. Trainings are structured webinars on EJScreen 2.3. Office hours are a chance for the public to talk with EPA EJScreen experts about many topics including how to use and apply the tool, technical issues, and any other questions. Registration is not required for trainings or office hours. More information can be found at: https://www.epa.gov/ejscreen/ejscreen-office-hours-training.

 

Training Date and Time: July 10^th at 12pm EST – Click here to join

Training Date and Time: July 24^th at 12pm EST – Click here to join

 

The trainings will feature the same content and will be accessible via Zoom. The trainings will provide an:

 

1. Overview Presentation on EJScreen 2.3
2. Discussion of the New Features
3. Live Demonstration
4. Q&A session

 

Office Hours Date and Time: August 21 at 12pm EST – Click here to join

 

We hope that you will test the new features of EJScreen 2.3 to see how it can serve your needs and provide us feedback on how we can continue to improve this tool. For more information on EJScreen 2.3, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/ejscreen.

 

Watch a short demo video entitled EJScreen in 5

 

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