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<br /> <br /> <br />EPA's Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool <br />(Version 2.2) <br />Risk Management Program <br />The agency’s RMP rule protects public health and the environment by requiring industrial facilities <br />with large amounts of toxic and flammable chemicals to prevent accidental air releases of those <br />chemicals that could cause deaths and injuries, damage to property or the environment, or <br />require evacuations in surrounding communities. <br /> <br />Historically underserved and overburdened populations disproportionately live within close <br />proximity to RMP facilities compared with other populations. There are approximately 131 million <br />people living within three miles of RMP facilities, of which approximately 20 million identify as <br />Black or African American, 32 million identify as Hispanic or Latino, and 44 million earn less than <br />or equal to twice the poverty level. Communities living near RMP facilities are most at risk of <br />exposure in the event of an accidental chemical release. <br /> <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />