NEPA and Scientific Uncertainty

NEPA and Scientific Uncertainty: Using the Precautionary Principle ...

This Note proposes that courts ensure that agencies correctly identify scientific evidence as "uncertain" and fully enforce the disclosure of uncertainty ...

Scientific Uncertainty and the National Environmental Policy Act ...

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies to prepare Environmental Impact Statements (EIS's) for all major actions ...

Judicial Review of Scientific Uncertainty in Climate Change Lawsuits

59 Through this two-step approach, we compiled a final database of 51 cases brought under NEPA and ESA against federal agencies in which scientific uncertainty ...

NEPA - Introduction to Incorporating Climate Change

... scientific uncertainty or controversy, and public interest as determined from scoping or public comment. The Forest Service has developed guidance (US ...

Using the Precautionary Principle to " by Melanie E. Kleiss

Kleiss, Melanie E., "NEPA and Scientific Uncertainty: Using the Precautionary Principle to Bridge the Gap" (2003). Minnesota Law Review. 769. https:// ...

SCIENTIFIC UNCERTAINTY UNDER THE NATIONAL ... - jstor

scientific uncertainty and unknown information is a factor in NEPA analysis. The dilemma created by scientific uncertainty in the NEPA process has been the.

... research projects funded by national research institutes like the National Institutes of Health. Fish and birds used in biomedical research funded by ...

SCIENTIFIC UNCERTAINTY AND THE NATIONAL ENVI - HeinOnline

SCIENTIFIC UNCERTAINTY AND THE NATIONAL ENVI-. RONMENTAL POLICY ACT-THE COUNCIL ON ENVIRON-. MENTAL QUALITY'S REGULATION 40 C.F.R. Section 1502.22. The ...

A Functional Approach to Risks and Uncertainties Under NEPA

I also thank Chelsea Perkins and Tyler Tassone for their able research assistance. Page 3. 88. Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law. [Vol.

6-i NEPA's Scientific and Information Standards—Taking the Harder ...

NEPA's Scientific Information and Data Requirements ... 157 See Carla Mattix & Kathleen Becker, “Scientific Uncertainty Under the National Environmental.

NEPA-A Study of it's Effectiveness After 25 Years

Science-based and flexible management approaches once projects are approved. Strategic planning. Study participants found that the "NEPA process" is often ...

Scientific uncertainty and the Council on Environmental Quality's ...

its approach toward the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), in its Update to the. Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (hereinafter ...

NEPA and scientific uncertainty relating to inadequate information ...

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was signed into law on January 1, 1970, and required, among other things, that all federal agencies assess the ...

Review Responding to scientific uncertainty in US forest policy

Forest policy involves several prominent statutes in the United States, including the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (NFMA), the National Environmental ...

NEPA and Transportation Decisionmaking Questions and Answers ...

The answer to Question 18, in the CEQ guidance deals with the uncertainty of indirect impacts. This guidance also applies to cumulative impacts, since that ...

Judicial Review of Scientific Uncertainty in Climate Change Lawsuits

... National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Article provides both quantitative and qualitative ...

A Citizen's Guide to the NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act

This guide is based on research and consultations undertaken by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) concerning the need for a Citizen's Guide.

National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of ...

This approach will also ensure the professional and scientific integrity of the NEPA review. ... uncertainty. In assessing a proposed ...

Note - NEPA and scientific uncertainty: Using the precautionary ...

Download Citation | On Apr 1, 2003, ME Kleiss published Note - NEPA and scientific uncertainty: Using the precautionary principle to bridge the gap | Find, ...

Confronting Uncertainty under NEPA - Search eLibrary :: SSRN

Confronting Uncertainty under NEPA. UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 1403723. 31 Pages Posted: 13 May 2009 Last revised: 26 May 2009.