The Nepa Litigation Guide

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) introduced the environmental impact statement, transformed decision making by federal agencies, and spurred the growth of an extensive body of environmental law. The NEPA Litigation Guide takes a close look at the litigation of NEPA cases, including jurisdiction and related issues, standard and scope of judicial review, and the specific concerns of litigators. Written by experienced practitioners and scholars, this comprehensive guide identifies key NEPA issues and offers solutions to the challenges faced in practice. This revised second edition includes a new chapter on climate change and its relationship to the NEPA process; the updated chapters highlight recent cases and provide information on new policies, such as monitoring and mitigation, from the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the body created by the statute to provide guidance and oversight to other federal agencies on NEPA compliance. Throughout the book, experts summarize hundreds of key cases involving: Procedural or timing questions ; The public participation process ; Alternatives analysis ; Limits of knowledge ; And many more challenging issues Also included are appendices which include the act itself, CEQ regulations, and the Forty Most Asked Questions plus a table of cases and detailed index to assist in further research.

This book is a practical reference and guide to compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The author presents a comprehensive legal analysis of the statute itself, its implementing regulations, and the hundreds of interpretive judicial decisions, drawing them together in a clear, organized and readable format. The volume also includes an analysis of issues frequently raised in NEPA litigation, a review of every aspect of NEPA law developed during the years since its enactment, and a comparison of key state statutes with NEPA.

"The NEPA Reference Guide conveniently organizes and indexes the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations and guidance, along with relevant federal case law, all in one place. Practitioners will use this as a reference tool to quickly learn the statutory, regulatory, and case law authority for a large number of NEPA subjects."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Designed to save hours of painstaking research while minimizing costs and risk of litigation, it integrates critical information from hundreds of sources - including the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)'s NEPA regulations and guidance, presidential and EPA directives, case law, recent research from nationally recognized experts, and the professional experiences of NEPA practitioners.

This book examines the courts' interpretation of NEPA in its first three years, defeats and successes of citizens' actions in key cases, and implication of court rulings for the act's future effectiveness. Originally published in 1973