Climate Impacts Group

CIG supports new guidance for integrating climate change into toxic clean-up planning

The Department of Ecology just published new guidance to help cleanup project managers assess the risks posed by our changing climate to a range of toxic cleanup sites across Washington state. This new guidance, which includes tools for conducting site-specific vulnerability assessments, aims to help managers identify adaptation measures that will increase the climate-resilience of cleanup sites. The Climate Impacts Group was consulted in the creation of this guidance and has provided assistance in the development of communications materials.

For the complete guidance document please see: Adaptation Strategies for Resilient Cleanup Remedies: A Guide for Cleanup Project Managers to Increase the Resilience of Toxic Cleanup Sites to the Impacts from Climate Change.