EPA Details Gaps In ‘Cumulative Impact’ Research Ahead Of SAB Meeting

EPA is outlining research gaps and barriers to the use of “cumulative impact” analysis in agency decision-making as well as existing research that can be leveraged to advance the field ahead of a consultation with its Science Advisory Board (SAB) on the discipline, which has emerged as a key part of Administrator Michael Regan’s equity agenda. SAB quietly posted the agency’s white paper on its website in preparation for the scheduled March 2 and 7 consultation that will focus on...