As of this summer, Colorado facilities submitting for new or modified air permits must submit an Environmental Justice Summary (EJ Summary) prior to submitting applications. To assist applicants, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment’s Environmental Justice Report Tool for Air Quality Regulation 3 provides most of the information required for the EJ Summary and helps streamline the permit application process. The tool automatically generates a report that includes relevant information about the community where a facility is located using data from Colorado EnviroScreen, CDPHE’s interactive environmental justice mapping tool.
If your state is interested in learning more about the tool and how to use it, see the guidance, a user guide, and frequently asked questions.
