Environmental Justice

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SB 535 disadvantaged communities, pollution burden, and cumulative impacts.

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California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

SB 535 Disadvantaged Communities 2026

CalEPA issued previous Disadvantaged Communities (DAC) designations in 2014, 2017, and 2022. The 2026 DAC designation builds on lessons learned from previous designations, utilizes the latest and best available data, and considers factors related to data unavailability. CalEPA defines communities in terms of census tracts and includes the following in the 2026 DAC designation:  - Census tracts with the highest 25 percent of CalEnviroScreen 5.0 overall scores. - Census tracts with the highest 5 percent of CalEnviroScreen 5.0 pollution burden scores. - Census tracts that overlap at least 25 percent with a 2022 DAC-designated census tract based on CalEnviroScreen 4.0.    - Lands under the control of federally recognized tribes, with updated tribal boundaries data. For more information, visit the CalEPA DAC website: https://calepa.ca.gov/programs/dac2026/

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Updated Sep 30, 2026

California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

CalEnviroScreen 5.0

CalEnviroScreen is a mapping tool that helps identify California communities that are most affected by many sources of pollution, and where people are often especially vulnerable to pollution’s effects. CalEnviroScreen uses environmental, health, and socioeconomic information to produce scores for every census tract in the state. The scores are mapped so that different communities can be compared. An area with a high score is one that experiences a much higher pollution burden than areas with low scores. CalEnviroScreen ranks communities based on data that are available from state and federal government sources.

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Updated Sep 30, 2026

California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

CalEnviroScreen 4.0

CalEnviroScreen is a mapping tool that helps identify California communities that are most affected by many sources of pollution, and where people are often especially vulnerable to pollution’s effects. CalEnviroScreen uses environmental, health, and socioeconomic information to produce scores for every census tract in the state. The scores are mapped so that different communities can be compared. An area with a high score is one that experiences a much higher pollution burden than areas with low scores. CalEnviroScreen ranks communities based on data that are available from state and federal government sources.

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Updated Sep 30, 2026

California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

CalEnviroScreen 3.0 Results

CalEnviroScreen is a mapping tool that helps identify California communities that are most affected by many sources of pollution, and where people are often especially vulnerable to pollution’s effects.
CalEnviroScreen uses environmental, health, and socioeconomic information to produce scores for every census tract in the state.
The scores are mapped so that different communities can be compared. An area with a high score is one that experiences a much higher pollution burden than areas with low scores.
CalEnviroScreen ranks communities based on data that are available from state and federal government sources.

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Updated Sep 30, 2026

California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

Preliminary SB 535 Disadvantaged Communities Designation 2026

CalEPA issued previous Disadvantaged Communities (DAC) designations in 2014, 2017, and 2022. The 2026 DAC designation builds on lessons learned from previous designations, utilizes the latest and best available data, and considers factors related to data unavailability. CalEPA is proposing to define communities in terms of census tracts and include the following in the 2026 DAC designation:  - Census tracts with the highest 25 percent of CalEnviroScreen 5.0 overall scores. - Census tracts with the highest 5 percent of CalEnviroScreen 5.0 pollution burden scores. - Census tracts that overlap at least 25 percent with a 2022 DAC-designated census tract based on CalEnviroScreen 4.0.    - Lands under the control of federally recognized tribes, with updated tribal boundaries data. For more information, visit the CalEPA DAC website: https://calepa.ca.gov/programs/dac2026/

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Updated Sep 30, 2026