NASEM Urges CEQ To Include Race Considerations In EJ Screening Tool

Federal advisors are urging the White House to take a series of steps to bolster its environmental justice (EJ) screening tool for identifying disadvantaged communities that receive federal funds, including possible considerations of race as an indicator of disparity -- even though officials have ruled out such a step due to legal concerns. In a report released Aug. 19, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) identifies a conceptual framework of how environmental health and geospatial data and...