Tools and Resources
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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