NEPA, Environmental Impact Report

Ready for Comment: Transportation Agencies Propose New National Environmental Policy Act Categorical Exclusions

by Gregory Braker, Kathryn Floyd, Allison Foley, Jay Johnson, Megan Roberts-Satinsky | Venable LLP on 3/22/2013

On February 28, 2013, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) to provide interested parties with the opportunity to comment on two...more

Environmental Groups Claim Further Environmental Review Needed to Address Fracking Impacts

by Earl L. Hagström | Sedgwick LLP on 3/5/2013

In a case pending in the Northern District of California, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club recently urged a federal judge to rule that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) violated the National...more

Environmental Groups Say Further Environmental Review Needed to Address Fracking Impacts

by Matthew Francois | Sedgwick LLP on 2/14/2013

In a case pending in the Northern District of California, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club recently urged a federal judge to rule that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) violated the National...more

FHWA and FTA Issue Guidance on MAP-21 to Streamline Environmental Process

by Ashley Remillard | Nossaman LLP on 2/6/2013

On January 14, 2013, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued guidance on Section 1319 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Pub. L. 112-141, July...more

Federal Transportation Agencies Issue Interim NEPA Guidance

by Gregory Braker, Megan Roberts-Satinsky, Margaret Strand | Venable LLP on 1/28/2013

On January 14, 2013, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued joint guidance for implementing Section 1319 of the new Transportation Bill to streamline the final steps in the...more

Ninth Circuit Declines to Apply EIS Requirements to an EA

by Katrina Diaz | Nossaman LLP on 10/9/2012

On September 20, 2012, the Ninth Circuit rejected a challenge mounted under both NFMA and NEPA to the validity of the Angora Fire Restoration Project. See Earth Island Institute v. U.S. Forest Service, No. 11-16718, slip op....more

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