EPA NEPA Website: including information on filing EISs, e-NEPA electronic filing, NEPAssist, NEPA and Environmental Justice, and the EIS database.
Environmental Process
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires transportation agencies to consider potential impacts to the social and natural environment. Find resources for implementing regulations set forth by NEPA.
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Alternative Project Delivery and the NEPA Process
AASHTO hosted a Virtual Peer Exchange (VPE) that featured three State DOTs discussing their experience with alternative project delivery and the NEPA process. The three states that presented are Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Utah.
AASHTO Resources
NEPA Overview
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) establishes policy and goals for the protection, maintenance, and enhancement of the environment across the United States, and it provides a process for implementing these goals within federal agencies.
Learn more about when NEPA is required, who oversees the process, and why it is important.
NEPA Assignment
NEPA Assignment is a process states can choose to undertake where they assume federal responsibility for transportation projects in exchange for a faster federal review process.
Learn more about NEPA Assignment.
NEPA Case Law for Highway, Transit and Rail Projects: 2015 Year in Review
This paper highlights key court decisions involving the NEPA process for transportation projects in 2015. The Case Law Updates on the Environment (CLUE) Database on the Center for Environmental Excellence by AASHTO website features 18 case summaries from 2015, with issues spanning from alternative analysis and traffic forecasts to claims of predetermination and the very existence of “federal action”.
FHWA and FTA NEPA Case Law: 2014 Year in Review
This paper highlights key court decisions involving the NEPA process for transportation projects in 2014. The Case Law Updates on the Environment (CLUE) Database on the Center for Environmental Excellence by AASHTO website features 18 case summaries from 2014.
Examples of Effective Techniques for Preparing High-Quality NEPA Documents (2014)
This report is to help practitioners bridge the gap between the theory and practice of producing high-quality NEPA documents, by providing examples that illustrate specific techniques.
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Environmental Process Overview
The NEPA process impacts every transportation project across the country.
We dive deep into how to successfully navigate NEPA and take it into account when planning and conducting transportation projects.