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Survey Of Climate Change Considerations In Federal Environmental Impact Statements, 2012-2014, Jessica A. Wentz, Grant Glovin, Adrian Ang
Survey Of Climate Change Considerations In Federal Environmental Impact Statements, 2012-2014, Jessica A. Wentz, Grant Glovin, Adrian Ang
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Climate change will have a profound effect on humans and our environment. Recognizing this, federal agencies have begun to incorporate a more detailed discussion of climate change considerations into the Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) that they prepare for major federal actions, such as the approval of resource management plans and public infrastructure projects, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has also issued draft guidance on how agencies should evaluate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change effects in NEPA reviews.
To provide insight into how federal agencies are accounting for climate …