Browsing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Education and Certificate Program Capstone Papers by Title
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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)Since 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 ... -
Decision Making in the Environmental Impact Assessment Process
(2014-04-08)This essay analyzes the decision-making processes used by government agencies to approve or reject projects that have significant impacts on the environment. One may believe that an agency will use a well-defined procedural ... -
Decision-making and Public Involvement in NEPA
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Development of a Cumulative Impacts Management Plan
(2012-11-25)The City of High Point developed an Environmental Assessment and Secondary and Cumulative Impacts Management Plan to assess environmental issues associated with a sewer line replacement in High Point, North Carolina. The ... -
Discussion of “Major Federal Actions” Under NEPA
(2014-06-10)Section 102(2)(C) of the NEPA statute requires that significant effects to the human environment be documented in “a detailed statement by the responsible official” for “major Federal actions”. The statute itself does not ... -
Environmental Review Case Study for the Sequoya Fuels Corporation Uranium Conversion Site in Gore, Oklahoma
(2015-04-01)This environmental review case study reviews the historical information regarding the Sequoyah Fuels Corporation’s (SFCs) uranium conversion site (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Materials License No. SUB-1010, ... -
Essential Elements of Effective Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)—Agency Decisionmaking and the NEPA Process
(2012-11-16)This paper presents the findings of an online survey and interviews with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) professionals on their opinion on the essential and most important components of agency NEPA programs. A ... -
Facilitation of Stakeholder Input in the National Environmental Policy Act Process
(2015-04-01)Use of effective communication techniques can greatly facilitate the process of receiving stakeholder input. Section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA) offers a chance for members ... -
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)The 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 ... -
Improving the U.S. Coast Guard’s Scoping & Public Involvement Processes
(2012-11-20)The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a maritime, military agency within the Department of Homeland Security which by law has eleven required missions and its three core missions are Maritime Safety, Maritime Security ... -
Integration of NEPA Analysis in Army Strategic Planning
(2012-10-29)Integration of NEPA Analysis in Army Strategic Planning Continuous improvement is an Army standard practice and is the underlying theme of ISO 14001. The Installation Management Command (IMCOM ), supporting the United ... -
Klinger Capstone Paper
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“Little NEPAs”: State Equivalents to the National Environmental Policy Act in Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin
(2012-10-08)Enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1969 and signed into law by President Richard Nixon in 1970, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is the United States’ flagship environmental law. Unlike, for example, the ... -
Maintaining Flexibility and Options in Alternatives Development: A Case Study of the Successful Use of Modeling, Agency Coordination and Public Involvement to Determine the Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative for a 17-Mile Transportation Project
(2012-11-27)This paper explores the alternatives development process for a North Carolina Department of Transportation new location roadway project. The case study will identify how potential project conflicts were avoided or resolved ... -
Mitigation Under NEPA: Failed Promises?
(2012-11-05)Introduction When the environmental impacts of federal actions are assessed under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),1 if adverse effects are identified, agencies are to describe measures to mitigate these effects ...
