Examples of Overburdened communities in a sentence
Overburdened communities identified by the department may include the same communities as those identified by the department through its process for identifying overburdened communities under RCW 70A.02.010.
Overburdened communities are disproportionately impacted by extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, and floods.
Overburdened communities identified by ecology shall include the same communities as those identified by ecology through its proc- ess for identifying overburdened communities under RCW 70A.02.010.
Overburdened communities include but are not limited to (RCW 70A.65.010(54)):• Communities highly impacted by fossil fuel pollution and climate change• Communities located in census tracts that are fully or partially on “Indian country”• Populations who may be exposed to environmental contaminants and pollutants outside of the geographic area in which they reside based on the populations' use of traditional or cultural foods and practices.
Overburdened communities are defined as “communities that experience disproportionate environmental harms and risks due to exposures, greater vulnerability to environmentalhazards, or cumulative impacts from multiple stressors.” (Washington State Environmental Justice Task Force Report, 2020).
Overburdened communities are determined by measuring factors such as pollution burden exposure, environmental effects resulting from pollution burden, and the presence of sensitive populations within a given census tract.
Overburdened communities often need planning and design support to develop “shovel worthy” projects.
Overburdened communities that meet the low income threshold but do not meet the higher education non-enrollment threshold are arbitrarily excluded by the current toolCommunities who do meet the threshold for low-income but do not meet the threshold for higher education non-enrollment, while meeting or exceeding the threshold for a number of the environmental or climate indicators should not be excluded.
Overburdened communities falling just short of 65% low income threshold are excluded by the current toolCommunities that are between the 50th and 65th percentile for the low income indicator may nevertheless face significant environmental and health burdens.
Overburdened communities are those that experience disproportionate environmental harms and risks due to exposures, greater vulnerability to environmental hazards, or cumulative impacts from multiple stressors.