The NEPA Book


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The NEPA Reference Guide


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"The NEPA Reference Guide conveniently organizes and indexes the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations and guidance, along with relevant federal case law, all in one place. Practitioners will use this as a reference tool to quickly learn the statutory, regulatory, and case law authority for a large number of NEPA subjects."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved




Guide to the National Environmental Policy Act


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This book is a practical reference and guide to compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The author presents a comprehensive legal analysis of the statute itself, its implementing regulations, and the hundreds of interpretive judicial decisions, drawing them together in a clear, organized and readable format. The volume also includes an analysis of issues frequently raised in NEPA litigation, a review of every aspect of NEPA law developed during the years since its enactment, and a comparison of key state statutes with NEPA.







Effective Environmental Assessments


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Although upwards of 50,000 Environmental Assessments (EA) are prepared annually, the focus of the National Environmental Policy Acts (NEPA) Regulations is clearly on defining requirements for preparing environmental impact statements. Surprisingly, until now, there has been no authoritative and comprehensive guide on how to prepare Environmental As




NEPA and Environmental Planning


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A tool for predicting environmental impacts, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) can also be used to predict the impacts of natural disasters and potential terrorist attacks. This book demonstrates how to use NEPA as a framework to support decision-making. It includes examples that demonstrate how NEPA can be efficiently integrated with other processes such as ISO 14001, P2, and Adaptive Management. It provides proven tools, techniques, and approaches for streamlining NEPA and environmental planning strategies that reduce the potential for controversy and criticism. It is the first text that covers recent changes to NEPA and the new CEQ guidance expected to be issued.




Preparing NEPA Environmental Assessments


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The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations provide surprisingly little direction for preparing environmental assessments (EA). This book addresses this problem by providing a step-by-step guide for preparing EAs. Bridging the regulatory gap, it draws on information scattered throughout NEPA regulations and guidance documents, as well as best professional practices (BPP) and case law. The book progresses from the fundamentals to successfully more advanced topics, making it suitable for beginners, students, and experienced practitioners alike. It provides an indispensable guide for managing, analyzing, and writing legally defensible EAs.




Preparing NEPA Environmental Assessments


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Although upwards of 50,000 environmental assessments (EAs) are prepared annually-compared to some 500 environmental impact statements (EISs)-the focus of U.S. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations is on defining requirements for preparing EISs. Written by Charles Eccleston and J. Peyton Doub, who have established themselves among the







NEPA


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