TagNEPA(59)
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2026-03-19Certified LIST of AGENCY RECORD March 19, 2026
Administrative record index filing in federal court appeals challenging the FAA’s September 24, 2025 Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision for the Sustainable Airport Master Plan Near-Term Projects at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The document provides notice that the administrative record is available via Box.com link to counsel. -
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 -
2026-01-08Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Climate Promise, Legal Structure, and the Community Gap
Legal analysis from Steve Taber @ Leech Tishman examining how Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) addresses climate goals through federal tax incentives and production targets, while highlighting the gap between SAF’s global climate benefits and local community impacts like noise and air quality that remain unaddressed. -
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 -
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2025-12-08Des Moines Airport Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda and Minutes
Airport Advisory Committee meeting agenda for December 8, 2025, including items on SAMP updates, StART meeting updates, complaints/communications, and committee work plan. Responses on noise complaint from Laurel Hughes. Also includes minutes from the November 10, 2025 meeting with discussion of Q&A with Steve Edmiston and various airport-related updates. -
2025-12-08Airport Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda and Minutes
Airport Advisory Committee meeting agenda for December 8, 2025, including items on SAMP updates, StART meeting updates, complaints/communications, and committee workplan. Also includes minutes from the November 10, 2025 meeting with discussion of Q&A with Steve Edmiston and various airport-related updates. -
2025-12-01Case 25-7439 Docket Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
A mediation questionnaire filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the FAA’s September 2025 FONSI/ROD for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Sustainable Airport Master Plan Near-Term Projects. The Cities contend the FAA’s environmental review violated NEPA by using an artificially truncated environmental baseline and failing to assess cumulative impacts. -
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 -
2025-10-23Ep #12 The Westside Hilltop Survival Committee
The Airport Communities Podcast Last week we talked about how the SAMP EA can say that the air quality is within standards. There was this (brief) ‘golden age’ of NEPA where you could get pollutants reviewed and problems fixed. It made dramatic improvements to the environment and public health. This week, we start providing some