Fifteen communities in California’s environmental justice program

California’s landmark environmental justice law aims to help clean the air in 15 communities. The higher the percentile, the more that census tract is exposed to a pollutant compared to the rest of the state.

See pollutant:
Diesel
PM2.5
Ozone
Toxic air releases from facilities
Statewide Percentile
0
100

Source: CA Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, CA Air Resources Board

Credit: Erica Yee, CalMatters