. An agency or contractor can comply with NEPA and still be permitted to build a...

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. An agency or contractor can comply with NEPA and still be permitted to build a project that has significant negative environmental impacts. Summarize what is legally required under NEPA. Then, contrast this with what you think should occur, or should be considered from an ethical standpoint. Make sure to include citations using APA style. Draw conclusions supporting these with the theories explored in Week 1, the ecological economics introduced in Week 2, and the concepts and principles discussed this week. Cite all sources using APA style. If a contractor appears to meet the technical legal requirements of NEPA, but either the quality of their Environmental Assessment (EA)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or the nature of the approved plan doesn't seem highly ethical, what do you see as an accountability mechanism within the NEPA process? Explain. . An agency or contractor can comply with NEPA and still be permitted to build a project that has significant negative environmental impacts. Summarize what is legally required under NEPA. Then, contrast this with what you think should occur, or should be considered from an ethical standpoint. Make sure to include citations using APA style. Draw conclusions supporting these with the theories explored in Week 1, the ecological economics introduced in Week 2, and the concepts and principles discussed this week. Cite all sources using APA style. If a contractor appears to meet the technical legal requirements of NEPA, but either the quality of their Environmental Assessment (EA)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or the nature of the approved plan doesn't seem highly ethical, what do you see as an accountability mechanism within the NEPA process? Explain.

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Under the National Environmental Policy Act NEPA in the United States agencies are legally required to assess the environmental impacts of proposed federal projects and consider alternatives that woul... View the full answer