Disadvantaged Communities definition

Disadvantaged Communities means communities that bear burdens of
Disadvantaged Communities means the top twenty five (25) percent of communities that are disproportionately affected by environmental pollution and socioeconomic characteristics as described by CalEnviroScreen 2.0 Tool.1
Disadvantaged Communities means communities identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code. https://oehha.ca.gov/calenviroscreen/report/calenviroscreen-30.

Examples of Disadvantaged Communities in a sentence

  • Disadvantaged communities can include those with environmental justice concerns that often include low-income people.

  • Disadvantaged communities often feature aging residential housing and fewer resources to invest in equipment and cooling costs, exacerbating these risks forcommunity members.


More Definitions of Disadvantaged Communities

Disadvantaged Communities means communities that bear burdens of negative public health effects, environmental pollution, impacts of climate change, and possess certain socioeconomic criteria, or comprise high-concentrations of low- and moderate- income households, as identified pursuant to ECL § 75-0111.
Disadvantaged Communities means the service area of a public water system that meets affordability criteria established by the Office of Policy and Management in accordance with applicable federal regulations.
Disadvantaged Communities means an area identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code or an area that is a low-income area that is disproportionately affected by environmental pollution and other hazards that can lead to negative health effects, exposure, or environmental degradation.
Disadvantaged Communities. The term “Disadvantaged Communities” shall have the meaning established by the New York Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act in § 75- 0101(5) of the New York Environmental Conservation Law. DOS: New York State Department of State.
Disadvantaged Communities means communities that are defined by California Health and Safety Code section 39711(a) that are identified based on geographic, socioeconomic, public health, and environmental hazard criteria, and may include, but are not limited to, either of the following: (1) areas disproportionately affected by environmental pollution and other hazards that can lead to negative public health effects, exposure, or environmental degradation or (2) areas with concentrations of people that are of low-income, high unemployment, low levels of homeownership, high rent burden, sensitive populations, or low levels of educational attainment.
Disadvantaged Communities means disadvantaged communities as identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Enviroscreen tool developed pursuant to SB 535 (de León, 2013).
Disadvantaged Communities. The term “Disadvantaged Communities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 75-0101(5) of the New York Environmental Conservation Law, enacted as part of the CLCPA as amended or modified from time to time.