Massachusetts is prioritizing funding for projects that address environmental inequities, but not all communities will automatically benefit—discover how the new scoring system works!
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#MA #CitizenPortal #EnvironmentalBurden #EquityInitiatives #CommunityFunding
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DEP explains scoring, equity priorities and EnviroScreen role in grant awards
DEP staff said the Mass EnviroScreen mapping tool will inform location-based scoring; projects located in burdened areas that serve or benefit those communities may receive allocation points, but the tool does not map energy burden directly.
citizenportal.ai
October 31, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Massachusetts is prioritizing funding for projects that address environmental inequities, but not all communities will automatically benefit—discover how the new scoring system works!
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#MA #CitizenPortal #EnvironmentalBurden #EquityInitiatives #CommunityFunding
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#MA #CitizenPortal #EnvironmentalBurden #EquityInitiatives #CommunityFunding
The debate rages on in Colorado as community advocates push for utilities to translate critical notices for linguistically isolated residents, revealing a crucial gap in communication that could shape the future of public engagement.
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#CO #CitizenPortal #LanguageAccess
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PUC hearing exposes friction over when and which languages utilities must translate notices into
Public commenters and state officials debated whether the PUC's proposed language-access rule should obligate utilities to translate notices for 'linguistically isolated' disproportionately impacted communities, while utilities warned the EnviroScreen map does not identify which language to translate to and sought measurable, implementable triggers.
citizenportal.ai
October 19, 2026 at 12:51 PM
The debate rages on in Colorado as community advocates push for utilities to translate critical notices for linguistically isolated residents, revealing a crucial gap in communication that could shape the future of public engagement.
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#CO #CitizenPortal #LanguageAccess
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#CO #CitizenPortal #LanguageAccess
For US EPA EnviroScreen data accessibility: screening-tools.com/epa-ejscreen
EPA EJScreen — Data + Screening Tools
screening-tools.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
For US EPA EnviroScreen data accessibility: screening-tools.com/epa-ejscreen
As the Colorado Produced Water Consortium grapples with shifting Disadvantaged Impact Community designations, the future of water management hangs in a delicate balance.
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#CO #RegulatoryFramework #CitizenPortal #ProducedWaterManagement #EnvironmentalJustice
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Rio Blanco County debates DIC designations amid EnviroScreen scrutiny
Rio Blanco County faces challenges with DIC designations influenced by EnviroScreen assessments.
citizenportal.ai
June 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
As the Colorado Produced Water Consortium grapples with shifting Disadvantaged Impact Community designations, the future of water management hangs in a delicate balance.
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#CO #RegulatoryFramework #CitizenPortal #ProducedWaterManagement #EnvironmentalJustice
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new from me today: not all data centers are created environmentally equal — and building them in states with cleaner grids and more access to water could go a long way in preventing environmental catastrophe
If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go
A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built.
www.wired.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Register for one of the Colorado EnviroScreen Feedback Sessions at the link below:
cdphe.colorado.gov/colorado-env...
cdphe.colorado.gov/colorado-env...
May 8, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Register for one of the Colorado EnviroScreen Feedback Sessions at the link below:
cdphe.colorado.gov/colorado-env...
cdphe.colorado.gov/colorado-env...
Note the north/south disparity for Thornton areas with a Colorado EnviroScreen score above 80:
#ThorntonCO #Colorado #LocalGovernment
#ThorntonCO #Colorado #LocalGovernment
January 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Note the north/south disparity for Thornton areas with a Colorado EnviroScreen score above 80:
#ThorntonCO #Colorado #LocalGovernment
#ThorntonCO #Colorado #LocalGovernment
At a legislative oversight hearing in Sacramento where an Assembly member, who seems sincerely concerned about how her constituents can get better info about pesticides had never heard of Cal EnviroScreen, a tool that documents cumulative burdens for #EJ communities that's been around for years.
August 11, 2026 at 9:34 PM
At a legislative oversight hearing in Sacramento where an Assembly member, who seems sincerely concerned about how her constituents can get better info about pesticides had never heard of Cal EnviroScreen, a tool that documents cumulative burdens for #EJ communities that's been around for years.