Browsing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Education and Certificate Program Capstone Papers by Title
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A Case Study of the Direction of a Federal Action Affecting the NEPA Assessment
(2015-04-01)Major Federal actions require National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessments of the environmental impacts as documented in an environmental impact statement (EIS). New electrical generation units typically need one ... -
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)The 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 ... -
A Proposal Fit for a “King”: Evaluating the Replacement of Section 106 of the NRHP with NEPA
(2013-01-15)In 1994, Thomas F. King considered the consequences should Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) be eliminated. King has recommended a proactive approach to simultaneously protecting historic preservation ... -
A Systematic Process for Addressing Incomplete Information in an EIS
(2012-11-25)The issue of missing or incomplete information arises in many National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) processes. Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations provide some guidance on how to address incomplete information ... -
Adaptive Management Applications in U.S. Fisheries and Approaches to Analysis of Adaptive Management Programs Under the National Environmental Policy Act With Example Applications in Terrestrial Resource Management Scenarios
(2012-10-08)The ever-changing conditions of U.S. fisheries require dynamic and adaptive management measures to ensure sustainability of target species and the industries which rely on them. Challenges of implementing such measures, ... -
Addressing Effects, Affects and Impacts to Human Health in Environmental Documents Responsibilities under NEPA
(2013-08-21)The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a comprehensive and far reaching piece of legislation that requires all federal agencies and applicable federal projects to address the quality of the human environment and ... -
Addressing Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change in NEPA Reviews As A Regulatory Agency
(2015-04-01)The contemporary issues of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change impacts have been receiving widespread attention over the last decade. For Federal agencies implementing the National Environmental Policy Act ... -
An Analysis of Land Use Planner Input in Indirect and Cumulative Effects Analysis
(2011-04-13)This 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 ... -
An Evaluation of the Demographic and Employment Impacts and Growth in Southern Maryland (St. Mary’s, Calvert, and Charles County) Resulting from Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
(2012-10-08)The southern Maryland region experienced considerable growth in population when the 1991, 1993, and 1995 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Act relocated facilities from Warminster, Pennsylvania; Trenton, New Jersey; and ... -
Applicability of NEPA to CERCLA Response Actions
(2012-12-03)The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) established procedural requirements for federal agencies to evaluate environmental impacts of proposed federal actions. The Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation ... -
Are Changes Needed to NEPA?
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Back to the Basics in NEPA - A Case Study on the U.S. Air Force’s Rapid Improvement Event (RIE) to Improve Environmental Impact Analysis Process (EIAP) through the Implementation of Preliminary Environmental Impact Analysis Process (PREIAP)
(2012-09-07)The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Logistics (SAF/IE) has set a course for getting “back to basics” in improving Air Force compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), ... -
Borderland Management Taskforces and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Liaison Programs: Vehicles for Greater NEPA Public Involvement?
(2012-11-20)“One of the primary goals of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is to encourage meaningful public input and involvement in the process of evaluating the environmental impacts of proposed federal actions,” according ... -
CASE STUDY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT AND THE DISPOSITION OF EX-ORISKANY
(2012-11-14)A decommissioned former Navy aircraft carrier, ex-ORISKANY, was successfully scuttled as an artificial reef in Gulf of Mexico off Pensacola, in Northwestern Florida, on May 17, 2006. Extensive environmental planning and ... -
Challenges in and Solutions for Integrating Biological Assessments Into Environmental Impact Statements
(2015-04-01)In light of the National Environmental Policy Act’s (NEPA) and the Endangered Species Act’s (ESA) allowance for Federal agencies to concurrently fulfill their obligations under each statute, this paper considers potential ... -
Circuit-Splitting the Atom: How the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy Reached Different Conclusions on the Need to Consider Hypothetical Terrorist Attacks under NEPA
(2014-05-12)This Paper examines possible explanations for the differing policies of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which adopted a "Ninth Circuit only" approach, and the Department of Energy (DOE), which adopted a single nationwide ... -
Conducting NEPA Analysis for In Situ Homeland Security Research, Development, Testing and Education
(2012-11-06)The founding principle of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is to protect the American people from terrorist threats. To that end, DHS seeks to develop and deploy technological solutions enabling enhanced protection. ...
