DOH announces tool to help improve environmental health equity Sydney Kurle March 15, 2021
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH), in collaboration with the University of Washington, announced Monday new interactive mapping tools to help utilities improve environmental health equity as they transition to cleaner energy generation.
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These tools will identify communities in Washington that are disproportionately impacted by fossil fuel pollution and are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This will help DOH and partners address these inequities.
Screenshot of the DOH Washington Tracking Network: A Source for Environmental Public Health Data
Washington State DOH announces tool to help improve environmental health equity Sydney Kurle | Mar 15, 2021
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These tools will identify communities in Washington that are disproportionately impacted by fossil fuel pollution and are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This will help DOH and partners address these inequities.
The new tools will provide utilities with localized data on the environmental, health and climate risks that communities face. This information will provide utilities with the support they need to make decisions that will advance environmental justice in the state’s shift away from fossil fuels.
Dr. Jeremy Hess, director of the University of Washington Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE) said:
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