California Adds Children’s Lead Exposure Indicator To EJ Mapping Tool

California officials have finalized an updated version of their novel CalEnviroScreen environmental justice (EJ) mapping tool that Biden administration officials have said could provide a model for how they hope to strengthen EPA’s current screening tool, known as EJSCREEN. The state’s updated tool , known as “CalEnviroScreen version 4.0,” features a new indicator on children’s exposure to lead from housing, a key concern for many EJ advocates. It also expands existing indicators to incorporate additional industry sectors that release pollution,...