Pollution Burden & At-Risk Communities Vulnerability Analytics Task Force

Environmental Justice & Industrial Accountability

Unit Mandate

Mission & Operational Scope

Quantifies cumulative pollution burdens borne by frontline and fenceline communities using screening tools and primary data collection, producing vulnerability indices that drive prioritization of enforcement, remediation, and investment resources.

Doctrine

EPA EJ 2020 Action Agenda · Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice

Core Capabilities

Operational Capabilities

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EJScreen and CalEnviroScreen cumulative impact analysis

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Fenceline community air, water, and soil monitoring program design

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Cumulative pollution burden index development and mapping

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Health outcome correlation analysis (asthma, cancer, cardiovascular disease)

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Demographic and socioeconomic overlay analysis for disproportionate impact identification

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Community-based participatory research design and implementation

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