The NEPA litigation guide / Albert M. Ferlo, Karin P. Sheldon, and Mark Squillace, editors.
KF3775 .N473 2012 (Map It)
Available at Cellar
Formats
| Format | |
|---|---|
| BibTeX | |
| MARCXML | |
| TextMARC | |
| MARC | |
| DublinCore | |
| EndNote | |
| NLM | |
| RefWorks | |
| RIS |
Items
Details
Title
The NEPA litigation guide / Albert M. Ferlo, Karin P. Sheldon, and Mark Squillace, editors.
Call Number
KF3775 .N473 2012
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
9781614385165 (print)
1614385165 (print)
1614385165 (print)
Description
xxi, 402 pages ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)791491755
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes
Yost, Nicholas C. Background and history of NEPA.
Record Appears in
Added Author
Added Corporate Author
Table of Contents
Preface
xiii
About the Editors
xv
About the Contributors
xvii
ch. 1
The Background and History of NEPA
1
Introduction / Nicholas C. Yost
1
Legislative Origins / Nicholas C. Yost
1
The Statute / Nicholas C. Yost
4
CEQ Plays Its Role-Part One / Nicholas C. Yost
5
The Lawyers and the Courts / Nicholas C. Yost
7
CEQ Plays Its Role-Part Two / Nicholas C. Yost
13
The Need for Midcourse Corrections / Nicholas C. Yost
13
President Carter's Executive Order / Nicholas C. Yost
13
The CEQ NEPA Regulations / Nicholas C. Yost
14
The Role of the Agencies / Nicholas C. Yost
18
Conclusion / Nicholas C. Yost
21
ch. 2
Range of Proposals Covered by NEPA / Nicholas C. Yost
23
Introduction / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
23
Statutory and Regulatory Requirements / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
24
The Statutory Language / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
24
The CEQ Regulations / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
25
NEPA Implementing Procedures / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
29
What Is a "Proposal"? / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
30
The Kleppe Decision / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
30
Programmatic Proposals / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
32
Post-Kleppe Litigation / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
32
What Is "Major Federal Action"? / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
33
What Is "Federal Action"? / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
34
What Makes Federal Action "Major"? / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
35
The Small Handle Problem / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
36
The Power to Regulate / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
38
What Are "Significant Impacts"? / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
40
No Hard-and-Fast Rules / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
40
Nonphysical Impacts / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
42
Reliance on Categorical Exclusions to Avoid an EIS / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
43
Reliance on Detailed EAs to Avoid an EIS / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
44
Reliance on Mitigation to Avoid an EIS / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
45
Application of NEPA to Extraterritorial Activities / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
47
The Presumption Against Extraterritorial Application / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
47
Application of the Presumption to NEPA / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
48
Proposals for Legislation / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
50
Early NEPA Decisions / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
50
The NAFTA Decision-No Judicial Review / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
52
Appropriations Requests / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
53
Conclusion / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
53
ch. 3
Timing of NEPA Compliance / John F. Shepherd Hadassah M. Reimer
55
Introduction / Karin P. Sheldon
55
Timing of the NEPA Process / Karin P. Sheldon
56
Proposal for Major Federal Action / Karin P. Sheldon
57
Scoping / Karin P. Sheldon
60
Timing of the EIS / Karin P. Sheldon
61
Proposals for Federally Undertaken Projects / Karin P. Sheldon
63
Proposals Initiated by Private Parties / Karin P. Sheldon
64
Adjudications / Karin P. Sheldon
65
Informal Rulemaking Proceedings / Karin P. Sheldon
65
Legislative Proposals / Karin P. Sheldon
65
Timing of Programmatic Impact Statements / Karin P. Sheldon
66
Timing of NEPA Compliance in Staged Decision-Making Processes / Karin P. Sheldon
67
Timing of NEPA Compliance for Interrelated and Interconnected Actions / Karin P. Sheldon
75
Timing of the Supplemental EIS / Karin P. Sheldon
77
ch. 4
Programmatic EIS Issues / Karin P. Sheldon
81
The Components of a Programmatic EIS / Jena A. MacLean Jay C. Johnson Alexandra Magill Bromer
82
Timing the Preparation of a Programmatic EIS / Jena A. MacLean Jay C. Johnson Alexandra Magill Bromer
83
Mandatory Programmatic EIS / Jena A. MacLean Jay C. Johnson Alexandra Magill Bromer
84
Discretionary Programmatic EIS / Jena A. MacLean Jay C. Johnson Alexandra Magill Bromer
87
The Process for Preparing a Programmatic EIS / Jena A. MacLean Jay C. Johnson Alexandra Magill Bromer
90
Scoping / Jena A. MacLean Jay C. Johnson Alexandra Magill Bromer
90
Defining Alternatives / Jena A. MacLean Jay C. Johnson Alexandra Magill Bromer
93
Cumulative Impacts / Jena A. MacLean Jay C. Johnson Alexandra Magill Bromer
94
"Tiering" a Subsequent EIS to a Programmatic EIS / Jena A. MacLean Jay C. Johnson Alexandra Magill Bromer
95
Reflection and Reform / Jay C. Johnson Jena A. MacLean Alexandra Magill Bromer
97
Conclusion / Alexandra Magill Bromer, Jay C. Johnson Jena A. MacLean
99
ch. 5
The Alternatives Analysis / Alexandra Magill Bromer, Jena A. MacLean Jay C. Johnson
101
Introduction / Kathleen C. Schroder Laura Lindley
101
Statutory and Regulatory Requirements / Kathleen C. Schroder Laura Lindley
101
NEPA's References to Alternatives / Kathleen C. Schroder Laura Lindley
101
The CEQ Regulations / Laura Lindley Kathleen C. Schroder
102
Reasonable Alternatives / Laura Lindley Kathleen C. Schroder
103
What Does Reasonable Mean? / Kathleen C. Schroder Laura Lindley
103
Purposes of Third Party's Proposal / Kathleen C. Schroder Laura Lindley
106
Number of Alternatives / Laura Lindley Kathleen C. Schroder
109
The No-Action Alternative / Kathleen C. Schroder Laura Lindley
110
Alternatives Outside the Agency's Jurisdiction / Laura Lindley Kathleen C. Schroder
111
Preferred Alternatives / Kathleen C. Schroder Laura Lindley
113
The Environmentally Preferred Alternative / Kathleen C. Schroder Laura Lindley
113
Agency's Preferred Alternative / Laura Lindley Kathleen C. Schroder
114
Alternatives Analysis in an EA / Kathleen C. Schroder Laura Lindley
115
When Does a New Alternative Require a Supplemental EIS? / Kathleen C. Schroder Laura Lindley
116
Conclusion / Kathleen C. Schroder Laura Lindley
118
ch. 6
Public Participation under NEPA / Laura Lindley Kathleen C. Schroder
119
NEPA's Importance as a Doorway for Public Participation in Federal Agency Decision Making / Joseph Feller
119
The Statute: Limited References to Public Participation in the Text of NEPA / Joseph Feller
121
The Courts: Decisions Interpreting NEPA to Require Public Participation / Joseph Feller
122
The CEQ: Regulatory Requirements for Public Participation in NEPA Processes / Joseph Feller
126
General Provisions / Joseph Feller
127
Provisions for Public Participation at Specific Points in the NEPA Process / Joseph Feller
134
The Agencies: Individual Agency Provisions for Public Participation in NEPA Processes / Joseph Feller
148
Judicial Responses to Agency Failure to Follow Requirements for Public Participation / Joseph Feller
150
Conclusion / Joseph Feller
152
ch. 7
The Regulations Implementing NEPA / Joseph Feller
155
The Council on Environmental Quality's Rules / James M. McElfish Jr
155
The Federal Agencies' NEPA Rules / James M. McElfish Jr
158
Authority / James M. McElfish Jr
158
Where Can Agency NEPA Procedures Be Found? / James M. McElfish Jr
159
Content of Agency NEPA Procedures / James M. McElfish Jr
160
Litigation Issues Created by the Regulations / James M. McElfish Jr
163
Timing and Notice Issues / James M. McElfish Jr
164
Scoping / James M. McElfish Jr
166
Categorical Exclusions / James M. McElfish Jr
168
Environmental Assessments / James M. McElfish Jr
181
Opportunities for Further NEPA Rulemaking / James M. McElfish Jr
198
Fulfilling the Sustainability Objectives / James M. McElfish Jr
198
NEPA Procedural Regulations / James M. McElfish Jr
202
ch. 8
Litigating NEPA Cases / James M. McElfish Jr
203
Introduction / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
203
Jurisdiction and Related Issues / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
205
The Administrative Procedure Act / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
205
Ripeness and Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
206
The Statute of Limitations and Laches / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
208
Standing / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
211
Standard and Scope of Judicial Review / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
215
The Administrative Record / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
215
Scope of Review for NEPA Claims-Early Cases / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
218
Scope of Review for Categorical Exclusions, EAs, and EISs / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
220
Scope of Review for Categorical Exclusions / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
220
Particular Concerns and Issues / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
226
Preliminary Injunctive Relief / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
226
Intervention and Amici Participation / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
232
The Need to Participate in the Administrative Process / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
234
Adverse Comment by Other Agencies / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
236
Transfer to Other District Courts / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
238
NEPA Litigation and the Search for Meaning in the Statute / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
239
"Controversy" to Require an EIS Must Be of a Technical Nature / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
239
Exemptions from NEPA: Statutory, Statutory Conflict, and Emergencies / Albert M. Ferlo Andrea Berlowe
240
Scope of an EIS / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
249
Adequacy of an EIS / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
251
Considerations of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Analysis / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
253
Limits on Knowledge, Ongoing Research, and Mitigation / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
255
Assessment of Socioeconomic Impacts and Environmental Justice / Andrea Berlowe Albert M. Ferlo
258
ch. 9
NEPA and Climate Change / Albert M. Ferlo Andrea Berlowe
261
Introduction / Alexander Hood Mark Squillace
261
The Framework of Current NEPA Climate Change Litigation / Alexander Hood Mark Squillace
262
Standing in NEPA Cases Claiming Climate Change-Related Injuries / Mark Squillace Alexander Hood
262
The Draft CEQ Climate Change Guidance / Alexander Hood Mark Squillace
270
When an Action's Contribution to Climate Change Is "Significant" / Mark Squillace Alexander Hood
275
Sufficiency of Climate Change Analysis in a NEPA Document / Mark Squillace Alexander Hood
278
Preemptive Strategies for Defending Against or Avoiding Climate Change-Related NEPA Challenges / Mark Squillace Alexander Hood
280
Adaptive Management / Alexander Hood Mark Squillace
281
Programmatic Assessments and Tiering / Mark Squillace Alexander Hood
285
Using NEPA's Existing Uncertainty Regulation / Alexander Hood Mark Squillace
287
Assigning a Cost to Carbon / Mark Squillace Alexander Hood
289
Conclusion / Alexander Hood Mark Squillace
294
Appendix A National Environmental Policy Act / Mark Squillace Alexander Hood
295
Appendix B Council on Environmental Quality Regulations / Alexander Hood Mark Squillace
301
Appendix C Forty Most Asked Questions Concerning CEQ's National Environmental Policy Act Regulations / Mark Squillace Alexander Hood
341
Table of Cases / Alexander Hood Mark Squillace
369
Index / Mark Squillace Alexander Hood
391