Environmental consequences
Currency | Current through May 31, 2023 |
Citation | 40 C.F.R. §1502.16 |
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3 cases
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Rocky Mountain Wild v. Dallas
...of a proposed action, the agencies must consider the direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts of the action. 40 C.F.R. §§ 1502.16 (environmental consequences), 1508.7 (cumulative impact), 1508.8 (direct and indirect effects). When "considering whether the agency took a 'hard l......
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Citizens for Clean Air & Clean Water v. U.S. Dep't of Transp.
...the proposed action, address reasonable alternatives, and consider the impacts of those alternatives. 40 C.F.R. §§ 1502.1, 1502.13, 1502.14, 1502.16. Though demanding, these procedures are in place to ensure the government takes a "hard look" at the effects of its decisions before approving......
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Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Nat'l Marine Fisheries Serv.
...sea turtles.[5] See 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.; see also Sierra Club v. FERC, 38 F.4th 220, 226 (D.C. Cir. 2022) (citing 40 C.F.R. §§ 1502.14, 1502.16, 1501.3(a)(3)). Instead, the final listed the benefits to protected sea turtles as a whole. But regardless of whether that objection has merit......
1 firm's commentaries
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NEPA Rules Rewrite: Content of NEPA Documents Under New CEQ Rules
...and Envtl. Justice Health All. v. Council on Envtl. Quality, No. 1:20-cv-06143 (S.D.N.Y. filed Aug. 6, 2020). Environmental consequences—§ 1502.16 To be consistent with the CEQ’s revised definition of “effects,” the CEQ has eliminated references to direct, indirect and cumulative effects in......
4 books & journal articles
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§1.5 - NEPA Process
...v. U.S. Forest Serv., 549 F.3d 1211 (9th Cir. 2008); Inland Empire Pub. Lands Council v. Schultz, 992 F.2d 977, 980 (9th Cir. 1993); 40 C.F.R. §§1502.16, 1508.7, 1508.8, 1508.27(b)(7). See §1.6(2)(e) (on cumulative effects), Improper segmentation of a proposal into stages that individually ......
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§1.6 - Is the EIS Adequate?
...40 C.F.R. §1502.14(f). In addition, agencies are required to include a discussion of the mitigation of adverse environmental impacts. 40 C.F.R. §1502.16(h). The regulations define mitigation (a) Avoiding the impact altogether by not taking a certain action or parts of an action. (b) Minimiz......
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Table of Statutes
...§ 1501.4(a)(2): 1.5(5)(a) 40 C.F.R. § 1502.14(f): 1.6(2)(b), 1.6 40 C.F.R. § 1501.4(b): 1.5(5)(b) 40 C.F.R. § 1501.4(e): 1.5(5)(b) 40 C.F.R. § 1502.16: 1.5(3) 40 C.F.R. § 1501.4(e)(1): 1.5(5)(b) 40 C.F.R. § 1502.16(h): 1.6(2)(f) 40 C.F.R. § 1501.4(e)(2): 1.5(5)(b) 40 C.F.R. § 1502.19: 1.5(6......
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The Negotiable Implementation of Environmental Law
...and rejecting, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision against preparing an EIS for a major utility line project). 29. See 40 C.F.R. §1502.16 (2021). 30. See Freeman, supra note 1 (describing this centrality); Interview with Private Firm Attorney (Aug. 30, 2021) (describing enforcement a......