Timothy M. Barzyk, will present in the David Bradford Energy & Environmental Policy Seminar Series, October 7, with a talk entitled “A Pragmatic Approach to Cumulative Impacts: Coordinating Decisions to Address Impacts Cumulatively.” Barzyk, a physical scientist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, will propose a way to operationalize cumulative impacts. It is based on the premise that only through human decision-making can change occur through programs, policies, and decisions acting as points of intervention and levers for change, supported by science and targeted to relevant stakeholders. This work presents a simple and familiar conceptual model and four real-world applications; not designed to address cumulative impacts, but rather to address impacts cumulatively. The process to address impacts cumulatively is simple; not easy, but straightforward, and can be done by any individual, team, or organization – public, private, or government; local, regional, or national – motivated to improve public health and environmental quality.

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