Open AccessU.S. congressional review targets nation's first environmental law
Author(s) -
Zielinski Sarah
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2005eo480004
Subject(s) - national environmental policy act , environmental impact assessment , environmental impact statement , environmental law , environmental policy , political science , foundation (evidence) , government (linguistics) , environmental planning , public administration , environmental science , environmental protection , environmental resource management , geography , law , linguistics , philosophy
In November, the U.S. National Science Foundation determined, through an environmental assessment, that a proposed marine geophysical survey to be conducted in the Pacific Ocean in early 2006 would have no significant environmental impact. This was just one of the 50,000 environmental assessments and 350 environmental impact statements the government completes each year under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).