Environmental Impact Statement

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Environmental Impact Statement: - A document required of federal agencies by the National Environmental Policy Act for major projects or legislative proposals significantly affecting the environment. A tool for decision making, it describes the positive and negative effects of the undertaking and cites alternative actions.
[Environmental Protection Agency]

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Albany Convention Center Authority to hold special meeting  -  04 Aug 2008
Bizjournals.com,The consultants have finished the work they were hired to do thus far, including a Generic Environmental Impact Statement and preliminary drawings.

Canoeing the Mississippi-5  -  04 Aug 2008
Twin Cities Planet,...(Photo by Jeremy Stratton) By Jeremy Stratton , The Bridge A Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the Central Corridor light-rail

Canoeing the Mississippi-11  -  04 Aug 2008
Twin Cities Planet,...(Photo by Jeremy Stratton) By Jeremy Stratton , The Bridge A Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the Central Corridor light-rail

Wave Energy Development: What are the impacts to fish and other ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Bay Area Indymedia,The FISH Committee requested that FERC conduct a public notice-and-comment rulemaking, prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement,

Questions and answers about natural gas drilling  -  04 Aug 2008
Times Herald-Record,At the same time, Paterson has asked the state Department of Environmental Conservation to review the generic environmental impact statement that sets

Monday Bullets  -  04 Aug 2008
ESPN...into state court next month when critics will appeal a lower court ruling dismissing their challenges to the project's Environmental Impact Statement.

Flora mayor optimistic on bio lab chances  -  04 Aug 2008
Jackson Clarion Ledger,A draft environmental impact statement released by Homeland Security earlier this year said building the lab at the Flora Industrial Park would cost about

Adamus Resources releases quarterly report  -  04 Aug 2008
Mineweb,The EPA has conducted a number of site visits as a follow up to the Environmental Impact Statement Report which was submitted by Adamus in February 2008.

Will we get a train line or bus line?  -  04 Aug 2008
Staten Island Advance - SILive.com,The project then advances to an environmental impact statement, the next step before it can compete for federal dollars provided by the Federal Transit

Fred Hill Materials wants apology from Jefferson County commissioners  -  Aug 3, 2008
Peninsula Daily,By Jeff Chew, Peninsula Daily News PORT TOWNSEND — Lifting the order to stop work on an environmental impact statement for a proposed 4-mile-long conveyor

Army Publishes the Final Supplemental Programmatic Environmental ...  -  Jul 24, 2008
MarketWatchAlternative stationing locations include the Army's major training installations identified in the final programmatic environmental impact statement for

New Environmental Impact Statement for BLM Lands  -  Jul 29, 2008
KMVTBy Gina Jameson The State Director of the Bureau of Land Management has signed an environmental impact statement regarding wildfires and BLM managed public

Community fears Queensland Transport is deaf  -  Aug 2, 2008
Sunshine Coast Daily,...“In addition, the Queensland Coordinator-General is seeking comment on the draft Terms of Reference for the Environmental Impact Statement (by August 4),�

County villages ramp up opposition to railroad merger  -  Aug 1, 2008
Waukegan News Sun,By JIM NEWTON jnewton@scn1.com A flurry of activity has followed the release of a draft Environmental Impact Statement issued by the federal Surface

Governor asks feds to withdraw LNG impact statement  -  Jul 11, 2008
Bizjournals.com,Ted Kulongoski on Friday asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to withdraw its final environmental impact statement on the proposed Bradwood

CN comments on regulator's draft environmental review of proposed ...  -  Jul 29, 2008
FOXBusinessCHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Jul 29, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) ----CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) said today that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

Transfer station draft statement is now available  -  Jul 30, 2008
Journal of the San Jaun Islands,The 266-page draft Environmental Impact Statement for the San Juan Island Transfer Station Replacement Project was made available to the public Monday.

How the feds' draft Environmental Impact Statement views Manhattan ...  -  Jul 20, 2008
Manhattan Mercury,The draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) published about a month ago deals at some length with the potential threat of tornado-related damage,

Luther Forest impact on town projected  -  Aug 1, 2008
Schenectady Gazette,It could mean construction of hundreds of new homes in the next decade, according to a draft generic environmental impact statement now under review.

Bord Pleanála queries impact of new Corrib pipeline route  -  Aug 1, 2008
Irish Times,Shell's consultants, six weeks to supply information relating to their application and their new environmental impact statement (EIS).

EPA approves air permit for Navajo power plant  -  Aug 1, 2008
The Associated PressAn environmental impact statement also needs approval. Navajo President Joe Shirley Jr. said the benefits of Desert Rock, which include $50 million in

Activists discuss Earle in DC  -  Aug 3, 2008
Asbury Park Press,I look forward to continuing to receive input from the community via the public comment aspect of the Environmental Impact Statement process.

Cancellation of the Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental ...  -  Jul 7, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...an Environmental Impact Statement for TRIDENT Support Facilities Explosives Handling Wharf, Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Silverdale, Kitsap County, WA.

Town to release Cornell impact statement  -  Jul 16, 2008
Ithaca Journal,The Town of Ithaca Planning Board accepted a draft of Cornell's Transportation-focused Generic Environmental Impact Statement for public review Tuesday.

Energy Dept. begins a contamination assessment at former nuclear ...  -  Jul 31, 2008
Simi Valley Acorn,By Kyle Jorrey kjorrey@theacorn.com When officials from the US Department of Energy set out to produce an environmental impact statement for a portion of

Mixed ruling for CN Rail on Chicago purchase  -  Jul 25, 2008
ReutersThe STB issued its decision on scheduling along with a lengthy draft environmental impact statement. Canadian National had warned it needed a decision on

NYSDOT Smart Growth Test: Long Island’s Route 347  -  Jul 30, 2008
Mobilizing the Region,From Rt. 347 Final Environmental Impact Statement. Increasingly, the New York State Dept. of Transportation (NYSDOT) and its regional offices are

Oil drilling debate back in spotlight  -  Aug 3, 2008
The News Journal,Before a new lease sale could take place, federal officials would have to complete an environmental impact statement, and once leased, it could take five to

Proper process would reveal the deception in desal  -  Aug 3, 2008
The Age,Because there has been no environmental impact statement, the Government has only just been confronted with this choice. It is leaning towards the

Report: EJ&E tracks won't have to share with STAR Line  -  Jul 31, 2008
Rolling Meadows Review,5) when several members of the Illinois delegation will hear testimony from residents and experts regarding the draft environmental impact statement.

EPA grants air quality permit for Desert Rock  -  Jul 31, 2008
Bizjournals.com,Apart from the appeals process, an environmental impact statement by the Bureau of Land Management must still be done, Maisano said.

The Light Is Green, and Yellow, on Drilling Upstate  -  Jul 26, 2008
New York Times,But at the same time, Mr. Paterson ordered the environmental conservation agency to come up with a tougher generic environmental impact statement that

Letter: Playing politics  -  Aug 2, 2008
The Daily Astorian,The FERC environmental impact statement is a flawed document and will be challenged in court. Why should Clatsop County citizens care?

Feds write off South Shore extension  -  Jul 30, 2008
Munster Times,A draft environmental impact statement issued by the federal agency last week found the West Lake Corridor extension plan is not "a reasonably foreseeable

WPES EIS due next month  -  Jul 31, 2008
Ely Daily Times,...environmental statement in November. If that remains the case we could release the final environmental impact statement by the end of 2009,� Hanefeld said.

BLM's Moab plan angers all sides  -  Aug 2, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune,Note: Those who already have been involved with the environmental-impact statement have 30 days to protest the agency's decision. For the full report,

Report: Some crossings more dangerous under CN rail plan  -  Jul 26, 2008
Beep,The environmental impact statement released Friday by the US Surface Transportation Board is preliminary. Officials point out numerous flaws in the planned

NYSDOT: The Board Game?  -  Aug 1, 2008
Mobilizing the Region,NYSDOT Division of Engineering’s Project Design Manual which was reprinted in the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Rt. 347 widening project.

Judge issues order to stop work on Croton Water Treatment Plant  -  Jul 31, 2008
New York Daily News,...advocates claiming that using explosives to excavate a shaft at the Jerome Park Reservoir goes against the city's environmental impact statement,

Consultant Works on Third Draft Petitioning for I-80, Pflug Road ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
RedOrbit,All of those elements would be combined in an environmental impact statement, which must be completed before the project is eligible for federal funding.

Local officials say feds underrate EJ&E problems  -  Jul 29, 2008
Times,The Surface Transportation Board on Friday released a voluminous draft environmental impact statement examining the safety and environmental impacts of

Navy May Do Away With Live Bomb Tests  -  Aug 2, 2008
RedOrbit,If the Jacksonville Range Complex Environmental Impact Statement gets the go-ahead from the Navy, live explosions would be replaced with non-explosive bombs

Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Generation Project Final Guidelines ...  -  Jul 15, 2008
Government of Canada Newsroom (press release),Guidelines for the preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Generation Project in Labrador.

NBAF's focus: The study of some very bad stuff  -  Aug 3, 2008
Manhattan Mercury,...of Agriculture (USDA) establish the needs for the NBAF facility and present the findings of the NBAF draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

East Coast Gas Rush?  -  Jul 30, 2008
Ithaca Times,Judith Enck, the governor's environmental adviser said the goal is "not to have a bunch of permits scoot through before the environmental impact statement

No Objections Raised to WSMR Impact Study  -  Jul 23, 2008
RedOrbit,..."This environmental impact statement is very important to the future of White Sands Missile Range," said Dan Hicks, WSMR chief of staff. at Tuesday's

Keeping Yonkersites in the Dark By Hezi Aris  -  Jul 30, 2008
Yonkers Tribune,Secondly, that a memorandum, stipulating “The City Council has agreed to an accelerated schedule for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS),

Dry Lake Wind Project Assessment Continues  -  Jul 29, 2008
MarketWatchOnce that process is complete, and it is determined that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is not required, a signed Finding of No Significant Impact

Fourth Quarter Activities and Cash Flow Report  -  Jul 30, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,3 SUN LNG undertook extensive consultation with the Yarwun and Gladstone communities during the quarter as part of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

San Juan Island waste transfer station EIS will be released July 28  -  Jul 18, 2008
Journal of the San Jaun Islands,The draft Environmental Impact Statement for the San Juan Island waste-transfer station project will be presented to the County Council,




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