Since January 2025, around _____ federal data records disappeared from Data.gov, including the EPA's _____ tool that helped communities track environmental _____ in their neighborhoods.

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Around 2,000 records vanished, including EJScreen—a tool that let people see industrial pollution in their communities. EJScreen mapped pollution exposure by race, income, and geography, showing which neighborhoods bore the heaviest environmental burdens. Without this data, residents can't prove environmental racism or demand cleanup funds. The tool's removal disproportionately affects low-income communities of color, who face 35% higher pollution exposure than wealthy white neighborhoods according to EPA's own analysis.

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