Federal Environmental Review Requirements Other than NEPA: The Emerging Challenge

This article will analyze five major specialized environmental review statutes which affect the greatest number of federal activities, including 1) the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958; 2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973; 3) the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966; 4) the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1974; 5) the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, and will evaluate their existing judicial interpretations, identify emerging trends in the law, highlight the problems that have arisen owing to the proliferation of environmental statutes and finally offer suggestions for the future.