This is Version 2 of the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool, released by the Council on Environmental Quality in December 2024. Although the tool remains unchanged, public access through the White House was discontinued on January 22, 2025. We re-created Version 2 and made it publicly accessible.
Resources about the tool - see here for context about it’s use and rollback from White House use.
[2022] How-to Guide from Version 1.0; the tool has been updated, but the basic functionality outlined in this guide remains the same.
[2022] Q&A from the Biden Administration about the Tool; this covers the original intent of the tool.
[2024] National Academy of Sciences Report, Constructing Valid Geospatial Tools for Environmental Justice