Uncertain Future For The National Environmental Policy Act

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) could be weakened by recent government proposals and actions.

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April 1, 2003, 9:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"NEPA has served for more than three decades as the "Magna Carta" of environmental protection in the U.S. The law -- which has remained nearly unaltered -- requires government agencies to prepare environmental impact statements (EIS) that publicly disclose the potential effects of projects for which they issue permits, pay for or build...a number of recent government proposals and actions that circumvent NEPA [could weaken the act]...the weakening of NEPA may let development spin out of control and leave citizens without a strong voice in project planning decisions."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: Negating NEPA

Tuesday, April 1, 2003 in E-The Environmental Magazine

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