Environmental Justice Data Resources
Environmental data concerning air, water, and other resource quality, as well as energy expenditures and permit data
Dashboards: Data portal with easy to access data points, analysis may be available.
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Region: NATIONAL STATE
Accessibility level: Downloadable report
Description: The goal of the RTP Database project is to provide a central repository for national RTP project data usable by policymakers, State administrators, project managers, stakeholders, and the general public. Our team works closely with each of the State Trail Administrators to ensure we capture a comprehensive scope of data and that we are responsible for maintaining and assuring the accuracy and consistency of data over its entire life-cycle
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Region: STATE
Accessibility level: Downloadable reports and spreadsheets
Description: Traffic Volume Trends is a monthly report based on hourly traffic count data reported by the States. These data are collected at approximately 4,000 continuous traffic counting locations nationwide and estimate the percent change in traffic for the current month compared with the same month in the previous year.
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Region: NATIONAL; STATE; LOCAL
Description: Data is based on the 2018 emissions data. It shows cancer risk in mapped area and is interactive.
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Description: Map uses Area Median Income (AMI), Federal Poverty Level (FPL), and State Median Income (SMI) data to help determine energy burden for low- to moderate-income households. This is an interactive map that allows you to filter the data based on your questions.
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Region: LOCAL
Description: Interactive map showing drinking fountain locations in Portland OR.
Datasets: User is able to do analysis with this data.
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The Air Quality System (AQS) contains ambient air pollution data collected by EPA, state, local, and tribal air pollution control agencies from over thousands of monitors. AQS also contains meteorological data, descriptive information about each monitoring station (including its geographic location and operator), and data quality assurance/quality control information. Does not have race data, but does have location data. Raw data is available for download and
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Region: NATIONAL
Accessibility level: Downloadable data
Description: FTA's National Transit Database (NTD) records the financial, operating, and asset conditions of transit systems. Note: Data may come from Transit agencies, not necessarily states. It does not have race data but does have rural safety data
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Region: NATIONAL
Description: contains information about public water systems, pollution, land, and compliance factors. Reported by the EPA.
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Region: LOCAL
Description: Interactive map showing the location and attributes of flood risk zones in Portland OR. The data is from the Flood Insurance Rate Map.
Reports: Data is usually not available.
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Description: Most recent reports from the Environmental Justice Council (EJC) on environmental issues, how they addressed them, and their decisions effect on communities most at risk for environmental impacts.
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Region: STATE
Description: Research on forestry and its impacts on community drinking water and other environmental impacts (landslides). Also researched the impact of forest chemicals and water quality.