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The Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) was authorized in 2021 to identify disadvantaged communities that have been marginalized by society, overburdened by pollution, and underserved by infrastructure and other basic services.
The Executive Order authorizing the tool was revoked in January 2025, and the screening tool was decommissioned shortly thereafter. This feature class serves as a historical archive of this data. |
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The Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) was authorized in 2021 to identify disadvantaged communities that have been marginalized by society, overburdened by pollution, and underserved by infrastructure and other basic services.
The Executive Order authorizing the tool was revoked in January 2025, and the screening tool was decommissioned shortly thereafter. This feature class serves as a historical archive of this data. |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) was a critical component of the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic commitment to addressing environmental justice. In Executive Order 14008 (EO 14008) on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (January 27, 2021), President Biden directed the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to develop a geospatial mapping tool to identify disadvantaged communities. These communities have been marginalized by society, overburdened by pollution, and underserved by infrastructure and other basic services.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Executive Order 14008 was revoked in January 2025, and the screening tool was decommissioned shortly thereafter. This feature class serves as a historical archive of this data.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Data obtained from the Council of Environment Quality during 2022. Original source URL:</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/en/downloads#13.31/32.67239/-97.31923</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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