EPA EJScreen

Environmental justice screening indicators, pollution burden, and demographic vulnerability

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Environmental justice screening indicators, pollution burden, and demographic vulnerability

    How to connect

    How to connect EPA EJScreen to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://mcp.olyport.com/ejscreen/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect EPA EJScreen to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://mcp.olyport.com/ejscreen/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect EPA EJScreen to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://mcp.olyport.com/ejscreen/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (5)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    get_ej_data_by_locationGet EJScreen environmental justice data for a specific location. Uses the EPA EJScreen REST broker to retrieve EJ screening indicators for a point location with a buffer distance. Returns environmental indicators, demographic data, and EJ indexes. Args: latitude: Latitude of the location (e.g. 47.61). longitude: Longitude of the location (e.g. -122.33). distance: Buffer distance in miles around the point (default 1.0).
    get_ej_county_summaryGet EJ indicators for census block groups in a county. Returns EJScreen environmental justice data for block groups within the specified county, sorted by highest overall environmental burden. Includes environmental indicators, demographic data, and EJ indexes. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'CA'). county_fips: County FIPS code, either 5-digit full (e.g. '53033') or 3-digit county portion (e.g. '033'). If 3 digits, state FIPS is prepended automatically. limit: Maximum number of block groups to return (default 50, max 500).
    get_ej_state_summaryGet a state-level overview of EJ indicators across block groups. Returns the most environmentally burdened block groups in the state, sorted by PM2.5 percentile. Useful for identifying areas with the highest environmental justice concerns. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'CA'). limit: Maximum number of block groups to return (default 100, max 500).
    get_demographic_indicatorsGet demographic vulnerability indicators by block group. Returns demographic data including minority percentage, low income percentage, linguistic isolation, education levels, and age distributions. These are the demographic components used in EJScreen's EJ index calculations. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'CA'). county_fips: Optional county FIPS code (3-digit or 5-digit). If omitted, returns state-level results sorted by highest demographic index. limit: Maximum number of block groups to return (default 50, max 500).
    get_environmental_indicatorsGet specific environmental indicators by block group. Returns environmental indicator values and state percentiles for block groups. Can filter to a specific indicator type or return all. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'CA'). county_fips: Optional county FIPS code (3-digit or 5-digit). If omitted, returns state-level results. indicator: Optional specific indicator to focus on. Options: 'pm25', 'ozone', 'diesel', 'cancer', 'respiratory', 'traffic', 'lead', 'superfund', 'hazwaste', 'wastewater', 'rmp', 'ust'. If omitted, returns all. limit: Maximum number of block groups to return (default 50, max 500).