This volume has been revised and updated to cover all the requirements for a wide variety of EISs on the federal, state and local levels, including a new chapter devoted to environmental justice. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) must be completed for any major action that requires a federal permit and may have an adverse effect on the environment. Each federal agency has its own requirements regarding what must appear in the statement. Furthermore, many state and local agencies have their own versions of EISs that must be done for any proposed construction. This book provides a...

If your organization is subject to the thousands of federal, state, an d local environmental laws and regulations in effect in the U.S. today, the Environmental Compliance Handbook should be within easy reach. T housands of professionals have benefited from the bestselling first ed ition. The Second Edition builds on that foundation and goes further t o provide you with the latest, most up-to-date information available. It simplifies the complex world of environmental law and compliance an d describes, in everyday language, the major federal laws and regulati ons as well as the critical state...