Helpful Books and Journals
Environmental Impact Statements : a Comprehensive Guide to Project and
Strategic Planning
by
Charles H. Eccleston
NEPA Law and Litigation : Environmental Law Series
by Daniel
R. Mandelker
Environmental Policy and NEPA : Past, Present and Future
edited by Ray Clark and Larry Canter
NEPA Compliance Manual
by James W. Spensley, Holme Roberts &
Owen; L. Russell Freman, EG&G Florida; Frederic March, Los Alamos
Technical Associates
The National Environmental Policy Act : An Agenda for the Future
by Lynton Keith Caldwell
The NEPA Planning Process : A Comprehensive Guide with Emphasis on
Efficiency
by Charles H. Eccleston
Heritage Resources Law: Protecting the Archeological and Cultural
Environment
by Sherry Hutt and David Tarler
Yes!
Environment
Earth Island Journal
Journal of Environmental Assessment, Policy and Management
The Natural Step for Business, by Brian Nattrass and Mary Altomare
The Natural Step Story, by Karl-Henrik Robért (founder of TNS in Sweden)
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Related Websites
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Cases, rules, specialized training at university of Nevada, Reno dealing
with Section 106 of the NHPA
American Arbitration Association
Environmental mediation training and services
American National Standards Institute
American representative to International Organization for Standards,
developer of the ISO 14000 family of environmental management system
standards
American Society for Quality Control
Involved in development of the ISO 14000 family of environmental
management system standards
American Society for Testing and Materials
Involved in development of the ISO 14000 family of environmental
management system standards
Center for International Earth Science Information
Network (CIESIN)
Colorado Environmental Business Alliance
A network of environmental businesses in Colorado, providing consulting
services, equipment, and training in all aspects of environmental
compliance, environmental protection, remediation, and sustainability
ceba@state.co.us
Council on Environmental Quality
Develops guidance for US National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
compliance, including regulations and other guidance on specific topics
such as scoping, biodiveristy, cumulative effects analysis, pollution
prevention, and Environmental Justice
US Department of Energy – NEPA Lessons Learned
A quarterly newsletter of what works and what doesn’t in NEPA
compliance, from the DOE viewpoint
The Environmental Guidebook
Website maintained by the Federal Highway Administration
Environmental
Impact Assessment Review
Environmental News Briefing
An electronic newsletter with current information on natural resources
issues, especially related to land and resource managing agencies, court
cases, and policy determinations
US Environmental Protection Agency
See also EPA’s
Envirosense
site
FEDWORLD
A source of links to US Federal agencies, their missions, regulations,
and web sites
FAR
The US Federal Aquisition Regulations – the “how to” of contracting with
the US government
FindLaw
Source for agency regulations and federal laws
Government Information Exchange
GSA Search Engine for documents and agencies
US House of Representatives Document Room
Obtain copies of current and past house documents (laws, reports). May
be contacted via
email
or by calling (202) 225-3456.
International Organization for Standardization
(ISO)
The developer of the ISO 14000 family of environmental management system
standards
www.ISO14000.org
International Association for Public Participation
(IAP2)
Public Involvement professionals from around the world; includes a set
of established “Principles” of Public Involvement
International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)
Join with colleagues from around the world who do or teach or establish
policy for environmental impact assessment
Law Library Resource Xchange
Links to international legal research
Legal Information Institute
Good source for law and commentary on law
National Park Service cultural resources site
Information about cultural resources management laws, requirements, and
links
National Association Of Environmental
Professionals (NAEP)
A US association of environmental planning, management, and remediation
professionals
National Trust for Historic Preservation
The US Congressionally chartered organization devoted to preservation of
heritage resources
The Natural Step
The Swedish program of sustainability in organizations, now in the US
Oklahoma State University - Environment Impact Assessments
A 32-hour interactive NEPA workshop
presents the latest regulations and methodologies
Oregon Natural Step
Network
Smithsonian Institution/Monitoring and Assessment
of Biodiversity (SI/MAB) Program
Information and registration for the Smithsonian Environmental
Leadership Course
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OnTrack Newsletter Archives
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Archived Electronic OnTrack Newsletters
OnTrack Online Issue
,
September 2006
New web site, new NEPA
Blog, ongoing NEPA Podcast Series,
CEQ and EPA changes, NEPA litigation roundup, Smithsonian and Oklahoma
State short courses.
OnTrack Online Issue 7,
Special Issue August 2006
ETCI
NEPA Podcast Series launched.
OnTrack Online Issue 6,
Winter 2006
More on
the move; ETCI NEPA Podcast Series announced; cumulative effects issues;
conferences; how to be interdisciplinary all by yourself.
OnTrack Online Issue 5,
November 2004
ETCI
announcements: HQ move, new web site, Oklahoma State University and
Smithsonian Institution courses, Associate Anton Camarota’s new book,
“Finding the Leader in You” published.
OnTrack Online Issue 4,
January 2004
CEQ
NEPA Task Force Report published; new Interior and Agriculture
Categorical Exclusions announced; ETCI NEPACoach™ program launched; ETCI
and Oklahoma State University announce an annual week-long NEPA and
Environmental Impact Assessment course.
OnTrack Online Issue 3,
June 2003
How
Much is Enough? The Sufficiency Protocol; Environmental Imp0act
Assessment in Indonesia; “Mastering the Environmental Assessment” - a
new 3-day tailored NEPA Toolbox™ workshop launched.
OnTrack Online Issue 2,
January 2003
NEPA: Infinite
Solution to a Finite Problem?; The ViewPoints Strategy™ revisited;
Training for individuals and small groups.
OnTrack Online
Issue 1,
June 2002
Distance learning
and Proponent-Sponsored Training launched; Regional Cumulative Effects
Analysis project overview; public comment content analysis project
overview.
Archived Hard Copy OnTrack Newsletters
OnTrack Issue 13,
August 2001
First Sri Lankan Hotel Receives ISO 14001 Certification, Welcome to
Kelly Blair-Roberts, The NEPACoach™ Program Launched.
OnTrack Issue 8,
March 1999
ETCI Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary!, ETCI Goes to Malaysia, Best
Practice Principles for Environmental Impact Assessment, Using Protocols
and Checklists to Improve NEPA Compliance.
OnTrack Issue 12,
March 2001
ETCI’s FSS Contract Makes It Easy to Buy Training, Sri Lankan Hotels
Work Toward ISO14001 Certification, ETCI E-Services Expanded, ETCI
Performance Rated “Outstanding”!
OnTrack Issue 11,
June 2000
NEPA and You, ETCI Represented at ASEAN Business Summit.
OnTrack Issue 10,
January 2000
Environmental Leadership, Public Involvement Planning Can Prevent
Problems, ISO 14001 in Sri Lanka.
OnTrack Issue 9,
October 1999
ETCI Joins WasteWise Program, The Malaysia Connection, New Historic
Preservation Regulations, How to Bulletproof Your EA or EIS, Do You Need
a Distance-Learning Program?
OnTrack Issue 8
ETCI Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary!, ETCI Goes to Malaysia, Best
Practice Principles for Environmental Impact Assessment, Using Protocols
and Checklists to Improve NEPA Compliance.
OnTrack Issue 7,
July 1998
IAIA: Exchange Information Widely, NAEP: Think Outside the Box, The
Natural Step: Apply “first principles”.
OnTrack Issue 6,
April 1998
The View Points Strategy: Getting the Full Picture in Environmental
Impact Assessment, Assessing Cumulative Effects Through Time, Client
Spotlight: Finding Common Ground.
OnTrack Issue 5,
January 1998
Customer-Driven Training – A Course Designed For You, Environmental
Management Systems in the U.S. and the Developing World.
OnTrack Issue 4,
September 1997
If You Don’t Know Where You’re Going...Any Road Will Take You There,
Client Spotlight: PI in Practice, Associate Spotlight: Vaughn Brown.
OnTrack Issue 3,
April 1997
The Three Es: Effectiveness, Effects and Evaluations; CEQ Cumulative
Effects Handbook in Final Draft; NEPA Effectiveness Study Released by
CEQ; Environmental Training Development: The SME Perspective.
OnTrack Issue 2,
January 1997
Six Keys To Effective Environmental Compliance, Planning Long-Range
Cultural Resources Programs As An Integral Part Of Environmental
Compliance, Associate Spotlight: Lorraine Heartfield.
OnTrack Issue 1,
Fall 1996
ISO 14000: Should It Matter To You?, ETCI Teams With The Smithsonian,
Associate Spotlight: Anton Camarota.
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