Introduction- “This Volume… contains information accumulated during an environmental assessment of the Yaquina Estuary region. This information is the basis for many statements contained in the companion volume.” Companion Volume: Volume I: Draft Environmental Impact Statement Operation and Maintenance of the Channels and Breakwaters in Yaquina Bay and River, Oregon...
This manual is designed to assist agency personnel, private citizens, Extension Service personnel, and others in properly filling out the Environmental Assessment Form (EAF). The organization of the manual follows the sections of the EAF, explaining section by section and question by question how to complete the form. Included for...
The basic objectives of this project can be stated as follows:
1. To test a methodology for improving the quality of impact statement content;
2. To provide opportunity for local participation in project design and decision making;
3. To provide more efficient procedures for complying with impact statement laws, thereby...
Chromium hydroxide sludge is the end product of the aluminum phosphate coating process used by a truck manufacturer in the Pacific Northwest. This sludge is listed as an (F019) hazardous waste by the Environmental Protection Agency, and must be landfilled in a hazardous waste landfill site. The purpose of this...
This case study describes the challenges that con-front the German publishing industry as it attempts to implement environmentally responsible purchas-ing of paper. German consumers are considered leaders in environmental awareness, and many actively sup-port environmental organizations. This case focuses on how industry and individual companies have responded to demands from...
Interest groups have participated in the American political system since the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Environmental interest groups, a subsection of the American interest group society, have been especially active in national policies since the proliferation of environmental laws and environmental advocacy in the 1960s and 1970s. When environmental...
In 1994, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) implemented a new audit tool developed by the US Department of Defense (DOD) called "The Environmental Assessment and Management Guide" (TEAM Guide). The TEAM Guide uses an extensive menu of checklists to determine compliance. In November 1994, the USACE Portland District...