Browsing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Education and Certificate Program Capstone Papers by Title
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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 ... -
Monitoring: The Missing Piece (A Scorecard of NEPA Monitoring)
(2012-11-21)The U.S. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 heralded in an era of more robust attention to environmental impacts resulting from larger scale federal projects. The appeal of this type of environmental legislation ... -
NEPA & Fisheries Management: Implementing Adaptive Management at Yellowstone National Park
(2012-11-07)Adaptive management was first introduced in the late 1960s by C.S. Holling and several colleagues as a means to manage resources with increased flexibility in a system of uncertainty. Although this form of management has ... -
NEPA and Independent Regulatory Agencies
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NEPA AND PRIVATE AIDS TO NAVIGATION
(2012-11-09)The United States Coast Guard administers the U. S. Aids to Navigation system. The system consists of Federal aids to navigation operated by the U. S. Coast Guard, aids to navigation operated by the other armed services, ... -
NEPA and the Importance of Getting the Public Involvement Right
(2012-12-13)In enacting NEPA, Congress recognized that nearly all Federal activities affect the environment in some way and mandated that, before Federal agencies make decisions, they must consider the effects of their actions on the ... -
NEPA Compliance and the Adoption of an Environmental Impact Statement by a Regulatory Agency
(2015-04-01)Federal regulatory agencies have responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) at multiple stages of their regulatory responsibilities. This includes the development of regulations and when ... -
NEPA Compliance with Classified Actions
(2012-11-20)In 1970 President Richard M. Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). As part of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) was established by Congress ...