Toward NEPA performance: A framework for assessing EIAs

K Emerson, E Baldwin, TA Scott, JR Pidot… - Environmental Impact …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) provides a regulatory decision-
making process that requires US federal agencies to assess the purpose and socio …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental justice, infrastructure provisioning, and environmental impact assessment: Evidence from the California Environmental Quality Act

J Wang, N Ulibarri, TA Scott, SJ Davis - Environmental Science & Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a decision support tool that analyzes the
environmental and social impacts of infrastructure projects. This paper focuses on the …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and opportunities to incorporating environmental justice in the National Environmental Policy act

N Ulibarri, OP Figueroa, A Grant - Environmental Impact Assessment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental justice, which seeks to achieve equity in the process and outcomes of
environmental policy and decision-making, is a broadly recognized policy objective. As a …

Underrepresented, understudied, underserved: Gaps and opportunities for advancing justice in disadvantaged communities

AS Fernandez-Bou, JP Ortiz-Partida, KB Dobbin… - … Science & Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
A common approach in scientific research and policy is a commitment to develop projects or
legislation trying to improve problems experienced by low-income and rural communities; …

Environmental Justice at the Environmental Regulation in Indonesia and Uzbekistan

H Mukti, BB Sobirov - Journal of Human Rights, Culture and Legal System, 2023 - jhcls.org
Justice theory, which emphasizes the fair and equitable allocation of risks and benefits, has
significantly influenced the idea of environmental justice. Indonesia and Uzbekistan have …

AI will change EA practice–but are we ready for it? A call for discussion based on developments in collecting and processing biodiversity data

R Sandfort, B Uhlhorn, G Geissler, I Lyhne… - … and Project Appraisal, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The opportunities and potential of advanced digitalisation involving the application of
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Environmental Assessment (EA) are often mentioned across …

Hybridizing qualitative coding with natural language processing and deep learning to assess public comments: a case study of the clean power plan

S Ha, E Grubert - Energy Research & Social Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Public comments are a rich source of data on attitudes toward public policy, but the scale
poses major challenges for qualitative analyses. Supervised deep learning and natural …

NEPA and climate change: consideration of climate mitigation and adaptation in infrastructure review processes

N Ulibarri, D Han - Environmental Research: Infrastructure and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Addressing climate change requires a shift in the planning, design, and operations of
infrastructure. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions will require decarbonizing energy …

Climate-smart infrastructure in the United States—what does it look like and how do we get it built?

D Lashof, J Neuberger - Environmental Research: Infrastructure …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The United States has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 50%–
52% below 2005 levels by 2030 and to net-zero emissions by 2050. This is in line with the …

[HTML][HTML] Recycled text and risk communication in natural gas pipeline environmental impact assessments

JD Hileman, M Angst, TA Scott, E Sundström - Energy Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Under the US National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), energy infrastructure
projects that are permitted by federal agencies require preparation and publication of an …