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Environmental Impact Statements: Full Text & Digests

 

About this resource:

Environmental Impact Statements: Full Text & Digests provides access to Environmental Impact Statements produced in compliance with The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Currently, the full-text, including maps and Species Impact Statements (SIS), is available for statements issued in and since 2003.  unified and systematic indexing terms.

EIS Digests records from 1985 to date are also included in this collection to assure a complete search for any topic. EIS extracts the key issues from complex government-released environmental impact statements, converting massive documents into concise, readable abstracts. Each entry includes a clear description of the project, sections on positive impact and negative consequences, and legal mandates.

Subject Coverage
    • Air Transportation
    • Defense Programs
    • Energy
    • Hazardous Substances
    • Land Use
    • Parks, Refuges, and Forests
    • Research and Development
    • Roads and Railroads
    • Urban and Social Programs
    • Water
  • Major areas of coverage include:
Dates of Coverage
    Full-Text (2003-Current) & Digests (1985 - Current)