| FAST SEARCH Find data for areas surrounding existing facilities in EPA's databases (coordinates not needed) |
| STEP 3 Enter decimal coordinates from Step 1 and radius from Step 2 and generate data report on area (with State and County comparisons) surrounding coordinates |
| STEP 1 Find decimal coordinates of existing or proposed site/facility |
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| EPA Region 4 Guidance Defining Environmental Justice Communities: Community minority population percentage is greater than 1.2 × State-wide average minority population percentage Community percentage of households with income below $15,000 is greater than 1.2 × State-wide average percentage of households with income below $15,000 Community percentage of persons below poverty level is greater than 1.2 × State-wide percentage of persons below poverty level Source: Interim Policy to Identify and Address Potential Environmental Justice Areas (EPA-904-R99-004, April 1999) |
EPA/CEQ Guidance Defining Environmental Justice Communities: Community minority population percentage is greater than 50% Community minority population percentage is "meaningfully greater" than minority population percentage in the general population or other appropriate geographic area Community percentage of persons below poverty level is greater than percentage of persons below poverty level in the general population or other appropriate geographic area Sources: Final Guidance for Incorporating Environmental Justice Concerns in EPA's NEPA Compliance Analyses (EPA, April 1998); Environmental Justice: Guidance Under the National Environmental Policy Act (CEQ, 1997). |
| Get data on all facilities included in EPA databases and surrounding specified coordinates (use "-" in front of longitudinal coordinate) or address: Go to http://www.epa.gov/emefdata/em4ef.home Advanced users may want to use EPA's Risk Screening Environmental Indicators software http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/rsei/ |
| STEP 2 Determine radius of interest or radius of maximum area affected by existing or proposed site/facility Municipal Solid Waste Landfill = 1.0 mile Wastewater Discharge = Air Stack Emissions = |
| STEP 4 Using data comparisons generated in Step 3 or FAST SEARCH above, determine if community is an "environmental justice" community |
| STEP 5 Assess environmental burden on "environmental justice" community created by existing or proposed sites/facilities |
| Proposed Site/Facility Proposed sites/facilities are not included in EPA databases. Examination of permit applications and agency analyses is required. Contact your state environmental agency or EPA Regional Office. |
| STEP 6 Consider whether a complaint under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is warranted. See A Citizens Guide to Filing a "Disparate Impact" Environmental Discrimination Complaint with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
| Address to Latitude/Longitude Find decimal coordinates for given address |
EPA LRT Viewer Find decimal coordinates for existing facilities in EPA's databases |
iTouchMap.com Find decimal, degrees, minutes, seconds for any location |
| Get Lat Lon Find decimal coordinates on popular Google map |
ACME Mapper Find decimal coordinates for any location |
Lat-Long Conversion Convert coordinates |
Screening analysis tools to find and assess social, economic,
health and environmental data for an area surrounding an
existing or proposed site/facility
(Warning: Based on 2000 Census data)
health and environmental data for an area surrounding an
existing or proposed site/facility
(Warning: Based on 2000 Census data)
