ENVM 612 - NEPA & CEQA Compliance

Unit(s): 2

This course provides a rigorous introduction to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). CEQA requires state and local agencies in California to analyze and disclose potentially significant impacts of their decisions (‘projects’) and minimize significant adverse effects to the extent feasible. While CEQA does not apply to federal agencies, NEPA does. NEPA requires federal agencies to analyze and disclose environmental effects of proposed activities (‘major federal actions’). This course offers a step-by-step understanding of the process by which agencies must comply with CEQA or NEPA.

College of Arts and Sciences