March 23, 2009

NEPA at 40: How a Visionary Statute Confronts 21st Century Environmental Impacts

Co-sponsored by:
The Environmental Law Institute
The George Washington University Law School
and The Council on Environmental Quality

NEPA at 40 was a unique gathering designed to critically assess the future of the National Environmental Policy Act in the context of today’s environmental challenges. We explored the opportunities and difficulties NEPA presents in addressing issues such as climate change, alternative energy development, sustainable development, environmental equity, and trans-border resource and pollution problems. In addition, the conference examined the core function of NEPA and that of the Council on Environmental Quality in shaping federal environmental policy. Participants had an exceptional opportunity to discuss with some of the foremost NEPA scholars and practitioners, ranging from those who helped shape NEPA in its early years to those who are exploring the leading edge of NEPA today, the issues that will set the direction of NEPA over the next generation.

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List of Speakers and Partcipants
Bibliography

PowerPoint Presentations:

Carol Borgstrom PowerPoint Presentation
Davod Matern PowerPoint Presentation
William Rodgers PowerPoint Presentation
Stephen L. Kass PowerPoint Presentation
Edward Boling PowerPoint Presentation
Ken Weiner PowerPoint Presentation
Charles Di Leva PowerPoint Presentation

Articles and Papers:

Rediscovering the National Environmental Policy Act, James McElfish
 
NEPA at 40: Procedure or Substance, Peter Alfano
 
Integrating NEPA into Long-Term Planning at DOE, Carol Borgstrom
 
Climate Change and the Environmental Impact Review Process, Micheal B. Gerrard
 
Climate Change Considerations in Project Level NEPA Analysis, U.S. Forest Sefvice
 
Facing the Future: Recommendations on the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Henry M. Jackson Foundation
 
Harnessing Information Technology to Improve the Environmental Impact Review Process, Michael B. Gerrard and Michael Herz
 
Little NEPAs - State-Level Environmental Impact Assessment, Kenneth S. Weiner
 
Modernizing NEPA Implementation, NEPA Task Force Report to the Council on Environmental Quality
 
The National Environmental Policy Act Today, with an Emphasis on its Application Across U.S. Borders, Lois Schiffer
 
Political Externalities, Federalism, and a Proposal for an Interstate Environmental Impact Assessment Policy, Noah D. Hall
 
Standing Up for this World, Mary O’Brien
 
Statement of Lois Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice
 
Lessons From California --CEQA, California’s "Little NEPA", Nicholas Yorst
 
The Upcoming Clash Between NEPA and Stimulus Projects and What to Do About It, Nicholas Yorst