EPA Developing ‘Disparity Elimination’ Indicators To Track EJ Progress

December 1, 2022
EPA is beginning to develop at least 10 new indicators of “disparity elimination” that will help the agency track whether its environmental justice (EJ) initiatives are actually improving conditions in overburdened and underserved communities, an effort aimed at showing progress on the issue sooner than the 2026 target the agency had previously set. The initiative is being undertaken as an outgrowth of EPA’s new strategic plan for fiscal years 2022-2026 that makes EJ a stand-alone goal for the first time,...


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