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Institutional framework for environmental assessment and planning. A final report in a series for the Lake Powell research project
Hannah M. Ingram, E S Walther, Scott J. Ullery, Hanna J. Cortner
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Abstract
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1970 (NEPA) was analyzed with respect to its impact on resource development of the Lake Powell region. Specifically, the study focused on NEPA as it has or has not modified the way in which environmental information is gathered, reviewed, communicated, and utilized in contemporary energy development--environment quality disputes. The central issue is how and whether NEPA has caused the electric power industry, the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, state governments, environmental groups, and Indians to relate to each other in a more sensitive way regarding environmental decisionmaking. The response of each of these groups to the opportunities and burdens of NEPA was examined.