Talk:City Environmental Quality Review

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Since the page barely got created, I'm thinking about adding the basic definitions of what CEQR is and how it runs and what it does. Most of the information I've found about CEQR is from the City of New York's own webpage so it may be biased. It's been hard to find any independent information about CEQR, however if anyone finds anything, please share it and feel free to expand on the article. Jbazan424 (talk) 05:36, 21 May 2017 (UTC)

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Peer Review -- City Environmental Quality Review

- The article already warned me that there is a need for tertiary sources, as well as an indicated category

- Grammar & Spell Check: City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) is a process New York City agencies must undergo to determine if any discretionary action they approved has any impact is this just positive or negative on the environment.[1] Projects that have to be reviewed by CEQR are projects that need either change to either in need of permits or approval from a city agency, need city funding, or if it’s change to are directly undertaken by a city agency.[2]

History[edit source] In 1973, New York City put into place Executive Order No. 87, meaning that any city project being implemented must be assessed for the impact it could have on the environment.[3] This initiative was in response to the country's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which was enacted in 1970 and was one of the first national laws dedicated to protecting the environment. [4] Continuing after that, in 1975 the State of New York put into place the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR). SEQR required that state and local government agencies must review the environmental impact of any discretionary action before funding or approving that action. [3]

From the SEQR came the CEQR in 1977, after delete and end sentence SEQR regulations allowed local governments to create their own environmental review procedures. Through the Executive Order No. 91, CEQR was established in New York City and so was the creation of a two co-lead agency system that would handle most of the environmental review functions.[3] However, in 1991 the two co-lead agency system was replaced by a new system of lead agencies, where city agencies would act as the lead agency to any projects they wished to fund or implement.[3]

Environmental Review Process[edit source] An environmental review process starts when an agency proposes a project. In addition to the proposal, the agency must have a completed list of any permits, approvals, or funding needed to complete the project.[1] The list will help guide the CEQR process; determining how intensely the CEQR process must be, or if a CEQR is even needed for a project.

Once the CEQR process begins, it is separated into two stages. The first stage is an initial assessment, known as the Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS) create link?, which discloses the description of the project and any potential impacts it could have.[5] The EAS is then reviewed for any signifacant impacts that could arise, and if any are found, then delete the lead agency declares an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) link? to be completed, which analyzes the impacts described in the EAS.[5]

Environmental Aspects[edit source] When conducting the review, CEQR takes into account the following areas of the environment change to the following areas into account for their assessment:[2]

Land Use, Zoning, and Public Policy Socioeconomic Conditions Community Facilities and Services Open Space Shadows Historic and Cultural Resources Urban Design and Visual Resources Natural Resources Hazardous Materials Infrastructure Solid Waste and Sanitation Services Energy Transportation Air Quality Greenhouse Gas Emissions Noise Public Health Neighborhood Character Construction Impacts

This was great! You did really well, and you added a lot of relevant material that provides a general idea for the topic. I made a few grammatical suggestions, but it was mostly for technical purposes and to make the topic flow. A few overall notes is possibly expanding on the review process, or at least creating links to better understand the EAS and EIS.

SabrinaRoseLee (talk) 18:39, 24 May 2017 (UTC)