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See tools, resources, and research initiatives related to cumulative impacts initiatives at EPA

 Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts

The Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts provides EPA with a foundation to incorporate analysis and consideration of cumulative impacts into programmatic work, with the goal of achieving results that improve peoples’ lives.

Learn more about the  Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts

Cumulative Impacts Research

Recognizing the need to bolster the scientific basis for identifying actions that can improve community health and well-being, and to select, implement, and evaluate these actions, EPA has made cumulative impacts research a priority.

Learn more about Cumulative Impacts Research at EPA

U.S. EPA. Cumulative Impacts Research: Recommendations for EPA’s Office of
Research and Development.

This report provides definitions, research gaps and barriers to implementing cumulative impact research at EPA, and recommendations for advancing cumulative impact research going forward.

Read the U.S. EPA. Cumulative Impacts Research: Recommendations for EPA’s Office of Research and Development

EPA Legal Tools to Advance Environmental Justice: Cumulative Impacts Addendum

The Addendum is a first-ever collection of examples of the Agency’s legal authorities to identify and address cumulative impacts through a range of actions, including permitting, regulations, and grants, in order to consider the lived experience of communities overburdened by pollution.

Learn more about the EPA Legal Tools to Advance Environmental Justice: Cumulative Impacts Addendum

EJScreen

While EJScreen is not used by EPA staff to measure cumulative impacts of multiple environmental factors, it is still an important tool to see environmental concerns in your neighborhood.

Learn more about EJScreen

Consideration Of Cumulative Impacts In EPA Review of NEPA Documents

The purpose of this guidance is to assist EPA reviewers of NEPA documents in providing accurate, realistic, and consistent comments on the assessment of cumulative impacts.

Read the Consideration Of Cumulative Impacts In EPA Review of NEPA Documents

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Last updated on November 21, 2024
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