Federal and State Environmental Impact Assessments
Overview
Our clients build projects that require federal, state or local approvals for permits or funding. These projects include warehouses, recreation centers, airport facilities, solid waste facilities and power generating sources. Frequently, these projects can trigger the need to prepare detailed environmental impact assessments under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or under state environmental laws, like New York State's Environmental Quality Review Acts (SEQRA). These assessments evaluate whether potentially significant adverse environmental impacts will be caused by a project and, if so, how to mitigate them, if possible. Because a project can sometimes encounter public or agency opposition, we are mindful of the need for the assessment to stand up to a legal challenge, if one is asserted. We guide our clients in determining the appropriate scope of an impact assessment, in documenting potential adverse project impacts, and in developing mitigation strategies - all with the objective of resolving environmental concerns and obtaining the necessary approvals.
Our clients build projects that require federal, state or local approvals for permits or funding. These projects include warehouses, recreation centers, airport facilities, solid waste facilities and power generating sources. Frequently, these projects can trigger the need to prepare detailed environmental impact assessments under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or under state environmental laws, like New York State's Environmental Quality Review Acts (SEQRA). These assessments evaluate whether potentially significant adverse environmental impacts will be caused by a project and, if so, how to mitigate them, if possible. Because a project can sometimes encounter public or agency opposition, we are mindful of the need for the assessment to stand up to a legal challenge, if one is asserted. We guide our clients in determining the appropriate scope of an impact assessment, in documenting potential adverse project impacts, and in developing mitigation strategies - all with the objective of resolving environmental concerns and obtaining the necessary approvals.
