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Caltha Environmental Review

Caltha LLP provides expert technical support to clients nationwide to address NEPA-required Environmental Review and State-specific Environmental Review.

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NEPA Environmental Review

On January 1, 1970 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) was signed into Law. NEPA established a national environmental policy intentionally focused on Federal activities and the desire for a sustainable environment balanced with other essential needs of present and future generations of Americans.

NEPA established a supplemental mandate for Federal agencies to consider the potential environmental consequences of their proposals, document the analysis, and make this information available to the public for comment prior to implementation.

While NEPA established the basic framework for integrating environmental considerations into Federal decisionmaking, it did not provide the details of the process for which it would be accomplished. Federal implementation of NEPA was the charge of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), which interpreted the law and addressed NEPA’s action forcing provisions in the form of regulations and guidance.

To request further information or quote to conduct Federal agency-specific NEPA environmental review, click on the relevant agency:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Federal Aeronautics Administration (FAA)

Department of Defense (DOD)

Department of Energy (DOE)

Other Agencies

Does every federal agency action require environmental review?

Yes and no; because NEPA is a procedural law, CEQ requires each federal agency to write their own NEPA compliance regulations to fit their particular programs.

Most agencies have established categories of actions that do not require environmental review, or require a streamlined environmental review:

Categorical Exclusions (CE) – most agencies will have promulgated a list of types of actions that do not require any environmental review; by their nature, these types of actions have no significant environmental impact.

Documented Categorical Exclusions (dCE) – most agencies will also promulgate a list of actions that require a streamlined environmental review; often, the scope these environmental reviews will be directed in the agency’s Categorical Exclusion Environmental Review Checklist.

State-specific Environmental Review

Is Environmental Review the same as a “Phase I” or “Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment”?

No; a Phase I ESA is not the same as “Environmental Review”. Environmental Review is usually much broader in scope. However, there can be some overlap – some environmental reviews might include some of the same inquiries and document reviews that would be included in a Phase I ESA.

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