EPA Issued Legal Guidance on How to Address Cumulative Pollution Impacts to Advance EJ

EPA’s Office of General Counsel issued updated guidance on EPA’s legal authority to “identify and address cumulative impacts from pollution and non-pollution sources” in the agency’s rulemaking, permitting, and grantmaking activities. The guidance is designed to help EPA decision-makers and partners address the cumulative impacts of pollutants on overburdened communities, as allowed under federal law.