Resources

The NASEO Energy Equity Committee has identified community engagement, development of metrics and indicators, identification of marginalized communities, and access to programs and funding as content priorities. The Committee is also enabling peer sharing and supporting equity across NASEO programs. These resources and more are discussed during meetings of the NASEO Energy Equity Committee. Information on future meetings is available on the NASEO Events page. 

Resources

• NASEO Publication on Equity Considerations in Building Energy Code Activities (NASEO 2023)
• NASEO Board Resolution - Commitment to Equity, Access, and Inclusion (NASEO 2020)
• Designing Equity Focused Stakeholder Engagement to Inform State Energy Office Programs and Policies (NASEO 2020)
• Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership (Facilitating Power 2019)

Examples and Resources for Identifying Marginalized Communities

State Examples

• Delaware Department of Natural Resource and Environmental Control EJ Area Viewer
• Illinois EPA Start Mapping
• Massachusetts Environmental Justice Populations
• Michigan MiEJScreen
• New Jersey Environmental Justice Communities
• NYSERDA Disadvantaged Communities Map
• Pennsylvania Environmental Justice Areas
• Virginia EJScreen+
• Washington Environmental Health Disparities Map

Federal Resources

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
• Council on Environmental Quality Climate & Economic Justice Screen Tool
• Department of Energy Disadvantaged Communities Reporter
• Department of Housing and Urban Development Distressed Cities and Persistent Poverty

Justice40 Resources

• M-21-28 Interim Implementation Guidance for the Justice40 Initiative (July 20, 2021)
• M-23-09 Addendum to the Interim Implementation Guidance for the Justice40 Initiative, M-21-28, on using the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) (January 27, 2023)