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Item Open Access A Discussion of the Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) within the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Division of Hydropower Licensing and a Comparison of NEPA within Their Three Licensing Procedures(2009-02) Templeton, CarolynThe National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies to integrate environmental values into their decision making processes by considering the environmental impacts of their proposed actions and reasonable alternatives to those actions. Under the authority of the Federal Power Act, as amended,1 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) has the exclusive authority to license most nonfederal hydropower projects located on navigable waterways or federal lands, or connected to the interstate electric grid. Applicants for licenses may use the integrated, traditional, or alternative licensing process. This paper discusses the implementation of NEPA within the Commission’s Division of Hydropower Licensing (DHL) and analyzes the three aforementioned licensing processes. Issues such as purpose and need and establishing reasonable and viable alternatives will be discussed and areas such as tribal consultation, scoping, and preparation of the environmental document will be contrasted and compared.Item Restricted An Analysis of Land Use Planner Input in Indirect and Cumulative Effects Analysis(2011-04-13) Snyder, KerriThis paper provides a discussion of a common method used to gain local planner input into indirect and cumulative effects analyses, an example of the analysis of indirect and cumulative effects to land use based on local planner input, and an evaluation of potential pitfalls associated with gaining input from local planners and the evaluation of potential effects to resources required under NEPA.Item Open Access Are Changes Needed to NEPA?(2006-09) Cecchini, DanItem Open Access CERCLA Remediations and the NEPA Process--Are Environmental Cleanups Forgetting the Socioeconomic Issues?(2005-04-12) Masson, PeterItem Open Access Item Open Access Confession and Lament in Nahum 3: Journeys of Healing after War(2008-08-15T18:16:40Z) Mel, BaarsIn this paper, I will first establish the deep need for lament within the journey of healing which takes place for the soldier having returned home from war. In this section, I will recognize the gravity of the soldier’s actions in war as well as the patience that is required in the healing process. Next, I will use verses of Nahum 3 to explain details pertaining to PTSD, paying close attention to physical and emotional symptoms which interrupt or undermine relationships with God and others. Finally, I will show the role lament plays within the journey of the soldier suffering from PTSD and other war related challenges, in order to articulate the need for a theological approach to a soldier’s reconciliation with self and others.Item Open Access Data and Adaptive Management: The Critical Role of Quality Data in the Successful Application of Adaptive Management on the Valles Caldera National Preserve(2011-03-15) Rodriguez, MarieSince 2002 the Valles Caldera Trust has invested in the acquisition of “quality” data or, data collected by experts or under the supervision of experts; using specific, repeatable, protocol; and maintained with integrity (established meta-data, limited access). As a result the, the Trust can realize benefits in efficiency, reduced costs over time, increased public confidence, and ultimately learning and improved decision making - all considered benefits and rewards of adaptive management.Item Open Access Decision-making and Public Involvement in NEPA(2012-08-21) LaFontaine, VernonItem Open Access Green Highways Initiative: Streamlining the Environmental Ethic(2007-06-06) Moore, ChristopherItem Open Access How the NEPA Process Served as Valuable Planing Tool: A Case Study of the Folly Road/Camp Road Intersection Improvement Project in Charleston, SC(2011-04-13) Gallagher, StephanieThe National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was established to make agencies think about the environmental effects that their proposed actions will have prior to making decisions. Requirements of NEPA are generally met through the production of an environmental document that analyzes the proposed action. However, NEPA is about more than just producing a document; it is about examining your choices and making a good decision. This case study will examine a voluntary environmental document (Categorical Exclusion Level C) for an intersection improvement (including new sidewalks and bike lanes) at one of the most congested areas in Charleston County, where no environmental impacts were anticipated from the proposed project.Item Restricted Indirect & Cumulative Effects of Transportation Projects on Land Use and Local Government(2011-04-13) Deaton, RobertItem Open Access Klinger Capstone Paper(2011-03-15) Klinger, TimothyItem Open Access NEPA and Independent Regulatory Agencies(2015-04-01) Hair, ChristopherItem Open Access NEPA's Relevance to An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century(2006-08-18) Keys, DavidItem Open Access Out of the Pew and into the Pulpit: Empowering Women Clergy to Proclaim the Gospel in the 21st Century(2010-06-07T15:51:40Z) Olson, HeatherSince the 1950s, women have made significant strides toward gender equality in the workplace. However, they often encounter greater resistance when entering into leadership roles, both in becoming a leader in the first place as well as in leading itself. Women have met even greater opposition when leading in the church. Female clergy in all denominations need support and encouragement from their surrounding environment as well as knowledge of what to expect in order to be empowered to effectively proclaim the Gospel.Item Open Access Shame to Community: Ethnography of Personal Violence Survival and Religious Experience(2008-08-12T14:25:22Z) Graves, JenniferThrough a process of ethnography, I seek to make space for survivors to tell their own stories of finding voice, making meaning, and relating to community after experiences of interpersonal violence. As survivors and pastors speak on these issues, a critique of the church’s compliance along with a new sets of values and practices for inclusive community emerge.Item Open Access The Importance of Adequately Addressing Alternatives: Identification and Analysis in Environmental Impact Assessment(2009-11-02) Kendrick, MelissaThe National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was signed into United States Law in 1969 for the purpose of establishing the requirement for adequate environmental analysis of projects occurring on Federal lands or via the utilization of Federal funds. Key to this process is the identification and analysis of viable and feasible alternatives to a proposed action, to include the “No Action Alternative,” often utilized as the baseline against which the potential effects of alternatives are compared (32 CFR 651.7). Screening criteria utilized to develop a proposed action and its alternatives must be presented in clear and concise terms, in order to ensure the public and regulatory community understands the alternative development process. The document must also clearly explain why some alternatives are carried forward for detailed review and analysis, while others are eliminated from further review. Recent litigation has highlighted the significance of the failure to either adequately identify alternatives to a proposed action or to pay due attention to the No Action Alternative. Investigation and discussion of the alternative development and analysis process, as illustrated in several recent court cases, will be the focus of this paper.Item Open Access USAID Regional Environmental Advisor(2008-06-07) Donald, MichaelItem Open Access Victimless Cruciformity: Queering Submission through a Transgressive Reading of the Lord’s Supper(2010-06-14T21:35:35Z) Daniels, Brandy RIn this paper, I will argue that one can affirm both Scriptural accounts of submission and a feminist ideology that resists oppression by offering a “queer” reading of Christ’s crucifixion and the events leading up to it. Using methodology made popular by critical theorist Judith Butler, I hope to construct a different reading of Christian Scripture, and more specifically, of the Lord’s Supper-- through suggesting that submission can be a form of agency, and volitional suffering as an act of desire. This, I believe, offers a way of reading the Christian narrative faithfully while still affirming feminist ideology.