Overburdened Community

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019990",
  "term": "Overburdened Community",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Minority, low-income, tribal, or indigenous populations or geographic locations in the United States that potentially experience disproportionate environmental harms and risks. This disproportionality can be as a result of greater vulnerability to environmental hazards, lack of opportunity for public participation, or other factors. Increased vulnerability may be attributable to an accumulation of negative or lack of positive environmental, health, economic, or social conditions within these populations or places. The term describes situations where multiple factors, including both environmental and socio-economic stressors, may act cumulatively to affect health and the environment and contribute to persistent environmental health disparities.",
  "subject": "Enforcement and compliance",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Justice 2020 Glossary; Environmental Justice Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/overburdened-community/"
}