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CEQ Scoping for Cumulative Effects
This document outlines principles and steps for conducting cumulative effects analysis in environmental impact assessments. It covers identifying cumulative effects issues, establishing geographic and temporal boundaries, and determining which effects are important from a cumulative perspective. https://ceq.doe.gov/docs/ceq-publications/ccenepa/sec2.pdf -
2026-01-07Introduction to Cumulative Effects Analysis
This document introduces the concept of cumulative environmental effects analysis under NEPA, explaining how multiple minor actions can combine to create significant environmental impacts. It defines cumulative effects as impacts resulting from incremental effects of actions combined with past, present, and future actions, and discusses the purpose and implementation of cumulative effects analysis by federal -
2025-10-24Permitting Reform in Action: CEQ Updates Roadmap for Agency NEPA Compliance
Permitting Reform in Action CEQ Updates Roadmap for Agency Highlights The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) on Sept. 29, 2025, issued new, nonbinding guidance to assist federal agencies with implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), updating the prior memorandum that CEQ had issued in February 2025 in light of recent case law and -
2025-02-25KK Law Alert: Agencies Instructed to Continue NEPA Analysis as Usual as Regulatory Landscape Shifts
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14154, Unleashing American Energy, which directed the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to propose rescinding CEQ’s NEPA regulations and to instead provide guidance on implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Executive Order 14154 also explicitly revoked the 1977 Carter Administration’s Executive Order 11191 which directed CEQ -
2025-02-24
Trump Administration Environmental-Justice-Related Executive Orders: Potential Implications for EPA Programs
Download PDF (415KB) | PDF Version History IF12922.5 In January 2025, President Trump issued executive orders (E.O.s) that revoked prior E.O.s, including E.O.s related to environmental justice. Another Trump Administration E.O. directed federal agencies to close environmental justice offices and cease environmental-justice-related programs. These three E.O.s could affect environmental-justice-related programs and activities administered by the -
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1997-01-01Considering Cumulative Effects Under the National Environmental Policy Act
A handbook published by the Council on Environmental Quality providing guidance on analyzing cumulative effects under NEPA. The document covers scoping, describing affected environments, determining environmental consequences, and addressing cumulative impacts in environmental assessments.