EPA released a draft of the Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts. The guidance set out the principles for EPA to consider cumulative impacts in EPA decisions, and includes examples of EPA actions that have engaged the principles set out in the framework. EPA previously released related tools on cumulative impacts analysis, including a report on Cumulative Impacts Research from the Office of Research and Development containing recommendations for improving cumulative impacts research. Read the Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts.
Comments on the Interim Framework are due by Feb. 19, 2025. Review the agency docket and comments already submitted at Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0360 on www.regulations.gov.
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