NEPA360

In our previous blog, we discussed environmental compliance challenges faced by EDDs when competing for infrastructure grants. In this post, we will take a deeper dive into best practices that EDDs can follow to effectively navigate NEPA.

In our last blog, we introduced NEPA for Economic Development Districts (EDDs). In this blog, we will discuss environmental compliance challenges that EDDs face when competing for infrastructure grants.

The National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) is one of the most important pieces of environmental legislation in the United States. Signed into law on January 1, 1970, NEPA established a framework for environmental protection that requires federal agencies to assess the environmental impacts of their actions before decisions are made. For economic development districts (EDDs), understanding NEPA is crucial as it influences how projects are planned, developed, and implemented within their regions.

As we welcome the New Year, we at the Catalyst Group would like to remind you of our ‘Why.” We work tirelessly to foster the 3Ps of sustainability—People, Planet and Economic Prosperity and to build safer, planet-friendly, prosperous communities.