Environmental Justice Screening Tool Act of 2025

Sponsor: Luz M. Rivas (Democratic-CA)December 17, 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Creates a public map to help identify communities facing environmental and health challenges.

This bill would create a new public online map. It would be called the "Environmental Justice Screening Tool" and run by the Environmental Protection Agency. This tool would help identify communities that face higher burdens from pollution, climate change, health issues, and economic or social challenges. This could potentially lead to more federal resources for them.

What Would Change

Today, there isn't a single official public map from the Environmental Protection Agency that identifies communities facing disproportionate burdens from various factors. If this bill passes, the EPA would create and publish such a tool within one year. Other federal agencies would then use this tool to help identify these communities and guide their decisions on where to send funding and resources.

Key Provisions

Creates a public online map, called the "Environmental Justice Screening Tool," to identify communities facing higher burdens from environmental, health, and social issues.
Requires the EPA to set clear levels for various factors. These factors include air quality, natural disaster frequency, health rates, and poverty. These levels would help decide if a community is disproportionately burdened.
Requires all federal agencies to use this tool. This would help them identify communities in need and prioritize where to send federal money and resources.
Asks universities, non-profits, community groups, and state, local, and tribal officials for their input and data to help build the tool.
Requires the EPA to review and update the tool's data every year and report to Congress on any changes to identified communities.

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Environmental Justice Screening Tool Act of 2025

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