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Range of Reasonable Alternatives by Larry Freeman, PhD Agencies routinely ask NEPA practitioners to analyze a “range of reasonable alternatives.” Relevant legal guidance focuses on the purpose and need for a proposed action, with the suggestion that the purpose and need should not be too narrow nor too broad. A too narrow purpose and need limits alternatives to the agency’s proposed action. A very broad one creates unnecessary alternatives.
“Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expedite the siting and construction of qualified electric transmission infrastructure in the United States... this MOU improves coordination among project applicants, federal agencies, and states and tribes involved in the siting and permitting process. It will improve uniformity, consistency, and transparency by setting forth the roles and responsibilities of these entities when project applicants wish to construct electric transmission infrastructure. “
“Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley, Jr., said Wednesday that he strongly supports the Hopi Tribe’s resolution to declare local and national environmental groups unwelcome on Hopi land. “‘I stand with the Hopi Nation,” President Shirley said. “Unlike ever before, environmental activists and organizations are among the greatest threat to tribal sovereignty, tribal self-determination, and our quest for independence.”Link to Article
“To further transparency and openness in its implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Department of Energy (DOE) has established a policy with regard to the online posting of certain categorical exclusion determinations.”
What’s New? The Shipley Group: NEPA Training Level Progression At The Shipley Group we are often asked, “What workshop(s) should I take and what next...?” we have put together this list to help environmental/NEPA specialists in their NEPA training progression.
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Federal Agencies Enter an Agreement Regarding Transmission Siting on Federal Lands
Navajos, Hopi Stand in Opposition to Environmental Groups
October 16, 2009 - Implementation Guidance for the DOE Policy on Documentation and Online Posting of Categorical Exclusion Determinations: NEPA Process Transparency and Openness