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Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The leader of the federal agency responsible for protecting human health and the environment.

Geospatial mapping tool

A computer-based system that uses maps and location data to show information, like a digital map that displays specific data points or areas.

Disproportionately burdened communities

Areas where people experience a higher share of negative impacts from pollution, climate change, or other social and economic disadvantages compared to other places.

Census tract

Small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county, defined by the U.S. Census Bureau for collecting and presenting data, typically with 1,200 to 8,000 residents.

Brownfield site

Real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.

National Priorities List (NPL)

The list of national priorities among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the United States and its territories. These sites are eligible for long-term federal cleanup action under the Superfund program.