Guidance for Managing NEPA-Related and Other Risks in Project Delivery, Volume 2: Expediting NEPA Decisions and Other Practitioner Strategies for Addressing High Risk Issues in Project Delivery (2014)

Chapter: Backgrounder: Case Law and Case Studies of Legal Risk in the NEPA Process

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