As NEPA planners know all too well, NEPA is a process that takes time – though it should take less than one year for an EA and less than two years for an EIS! In…
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Emergency NEPA: When and How To Do It!
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President Biden’s First Year and Environmental Updates In a Nutshell
When President Biden took office in January of last year, Scout wrote an article about Biden’s first environmental Executive Order hours within taking office. Here’s what’s happened since then in a nutshell. 1. Paris Climate…
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USACE and EPA Propose Rule to Revise the Definition of Waters of the U.S. – What’s the Bottom Line?
The hits just keep on coming for the Waters of the United States (WOTUS). So many, in fact, maybe we should start a blog just for WOTUS: ‘What’s Up with WOTUS?’ In today’s blog, we’re…
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When does the NEPA Environmental Assessment one-year clock start and what are the pros and cons of different approaches?
When the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations were overhauled in September 2020, one of the game-changing requirements was to define time limits to complete NEPA documents: one year to complete Environmental Assessments (EAs), and…
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Sustainable land management practices: What’s the latest for federal agencies?
Our country needs a military force equipped and ready to deploy worldwide on short notice. Thousands of square miles of land and airspace are essential to our nation’s combat readiness. Many military installations in the…
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More NEPA Regulation Changes? Same as It Ever Was (or if you prefer, Back to the Future)!
It has been about six months since our last blog postulating on potential changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. And now I’m back with another update based on veracity! After more than…
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NEPA Public Involvement Plans: Top 5 Things to Know
For federal agencies, the primary law that drives public involvement for federal projects with regard to environmental issues is the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. NEPA requires federal agencies to prepare an environmental…
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NEPA Administrative Records vs. Project Records: What’s the Difference?
A key component of the NEPA process, especially if litigation is anticipated, is to ensure that there is a comprehensive record of the federal agency’s decision-making process. This is called the Administrative Record. But what…
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Scout Prime Contract Wins: How To Access Us
1. GSA Contract Holder We’re excited to announce that Scout is a prime contract holder under the GSA contract and can now be accessed directly through our GSA contract! What is a GSA Contract? The…
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The California Hazardous Waste Violations Scoring Procedure… A New Trend?
Well, as we all know, California tends to be on the leading edge of implementing environmental regulations (and you may argue that it’s not all good or bad), but I just read about this new…
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