CalEnviroScreen 4.0 and Race/Ethnicity Analysis

CalEnviroScreen scores represent a combined measure of pollution and the potential vulnerability of a population to the effects of pollution. Like the previous versions, CalEnviroScreen 4.0 does not include indicators of race/ethnicity or age. However, the distribution of the CalEnviroScreen 4.0 cumulative impact scores by race or ethnicity is important. This information can be used to better understand issues related to environmental justice and racial equity in California. CalEPAs racial equity team has released a StoryMap using CalEnviroScreen 3.0 data that examines the connection between racist land use practices of the 1930s and the persistence of environmental injustice. The CalEPA StoryMap, along with this analysis, are examples of information that can be used to better understand issues related to environmental justice and racial equity in California.