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ENVIRONMENTAL/NEPA
News from across the Agencies
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" The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced that it will protect the Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) under the Endangered Species Act. IFAW, (The International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) welcomes this decision.”
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 ”In response to congressional direction in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Bureau of Land Management today published changes to oil and gas regulations relating to lease acreage limits and lease reinstatements.”
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 “Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton today
released a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service report that shows a
net gain in America’s Nonagricultural and agricultural
wetlands for the first time since the Service began compiling
data in 1954.”
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Cultural and Natural Resource
Management
Wetlands, floodplains, and the coastal zone are crucial geographical features. More and more, these areas are recognized for their ecological value as well as for their special management needs. The following steps should be followed so agencies fully comply with all laws and executive orders in protecting wetlands, floodplains, and the coastal zone:
- Survey
all agency land to determine if wetlands are present and
to establish status and condition. Review National
Wetlands Inventory Maps, Topographical Maps, and Soil
Survey Maps to determine if wetlands are likely to exist.
- Develop
management plans to guarantee that current and future
development will protect and enhance the existing
wetlands. (Adaptive Management)
- Consult
appropriate agencies for any applicable permits required
whenever you propose activities that might potentially
affect a wetland.
- Finding
of No Practicable Alternative- EO 11990 states, each
agency “…shall avoid undertaking or providing
assistance for new construction located in wetlands unless
the head of the agency finds (1) that there is no
practicable alternative, and (2) that the proposed action
includes all practicable measures to minimize harm to
wetlands.”
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