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Environmental Impact Statement — environmental im·pact statement n: a technical report that details the effect proposed legislation or action will have on the natural and human environment and that is sometimes required to be furnished esp. by a governmental body (as an… … Law dictionary
environmental impact statement — ➔ statement * * * environmental impact statement UK US noun [C] (ABBREVIATION EIS) ENVIRONMENT, GOVERNMENT ► in the US, a report to the government on the possible effects on the environment of a large project, such as a road or industrial… … Financial and business terms
environmental impact statement — environmental impact statement, a review of the possible consequences that a proposed idea or project may have on the environment: »To block a…low income housg project by bringing a long series of challenges to the project s environmental impact… … Useful english dictionary
Environmental impact statement — This article refers to environmental impact statements under United States federal law. For worldwide perspective on environmental impact statements, see Environmental impact assessment. An environmental impact statement (EIS), under United… … Wikipedia
environmental impact statement — noun (in Australia) a formal document presenting (usually for public review) the findings of studies undertaken to analyse and predict the likely environmental impacts of a proposed development or change in land use, and also presenting the… …
environmental impact statement — (EIS) Government document evaluating the environmental impact of a proposed project or policy. Environmentalists have often insisted that government agencies produce a full EIS as a way to stall a program or project that they oppose … American business jargon
Environmental Impact Statement — A report addressing the potential effects on the environment of a proposed federal government project. These statements are required by Section 102(2) (C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and are reviewed by the Environmental… … Investment dictionary
Environmental Impact Statement — a document prepared to describe the effects of proposed activities (such as implementation of a fisheries management plan) on the environment. Impacts can be positive or negative or both and the document may also describe ways to mitigate impacts … Dictionary of ichthyology
Environmental impact of oil shale industry — includes the consideration of issues such as land use, waste management, and water and air pollution. Surface mining of oil shale deposits has all the environmental impacts of open pit mining. In addition, the combustion and thermal processing… … Wikipedia
Environmental impact assessment — Environmental law … Wikipedia
