On December 29, 2022, MassDEP released draft regulations requiring certain comprehensive plan applicants1 to undertake a cumulative impact analysis for proposed facilities located in or near EJ communities.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is continuing its recent trend of more aggressively ramping up environmental justice (EJ) measures.
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is continuing to ramp up environmental justice measures. MassDEP draft regulations require certain comprehensive plan applicants to do cumulative impact analysis for proposed facilities located in, near EJ communities.