What is an “adverse effect” in the context of EJ”?
According to FHWA, “all reasonably foreseeable adverse social, economic, and environmental effects on minority populations and low-income populations must be identified and addressed. As defined in the Appendix of the DOT Order, adverse effects include, but are not limited to: • Bodily impairment, infirmity, illness or death; • Air, noise, and water pollution and soil contamination; • Destruction or disruption of man-made or natural resources; • Destruction or diminution of aesthetic values; • Destruction or disruption of community cohesion or a community economic vitality; • Destruction or disruption of the availability of public and private facilities and services; • Vibration • Adverse employment effects • Displacement of persons, businesses, farms, or nonprofit organizations; • Increased traffic congestion, isolation, exclusion or separation of minority or low-income individuals within a given community or from the broader community; • Denial of, reduction in, or significant delay
