5/29/2026 | Front and Centered stands with academic, state, and national environmental organizations this week to press the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reveal why the agency abruptly terminated a multi-year contract on Cumulative Impact Assessment without public notice or explanation. On May 26, 2026, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), with Earthjustice and the Environmental and Climate Justice Initiative at NYU Law, filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the EPA to uncover information as to why the EPA stopped a multi-year project of such public importance without explanation.
The Front and Centered coalition has for years prioritized utilizing a cumulative health impact approach in the research, development, and implementation of policies that impact communities across Washington state, as many regulations fail to account for the combined and connected exposures facing families and neighborhoods overburdened by toxic chemicals and other health and environmental threats. ….
