An environmental impact assessment can be a vital tool for a federal project, but it also requires significant time and effort to compile and time to get community feedback.

Potential effects include increased light and air pollution, habitat degradation for endangered species such as the Florida panther, and waste spills.

Improving federal environmental impact assessments by Mario Loyola, Opinion Contributor - 01/17/20 9:30 AM ET. by Mario Loyola, Opinion Contributor - 01/17/20 9:30 AM ET.

Commentary Using Environmental Cumulative Impact Assessment to Protect Communities Laws authorizing cumulative impact assessments protect disadvantaged communities by examining the totality of ...

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The Supreme Court’s decision in May to narrow the scope of environmental reviews under the 1969 National Environmental Policy Act is a dangerous concession to short-term development interests at the ...

The world's race to decarbonise has led to the rise of electric cars - and with it, soaring demand for lithium, which is ...

Historically, environmental assessments - damage, impact, and risk assessments - have embodied five fundamental principles of U.S. environmental policy since the 1970s: 1.