Connected actions definition
Connected actions means actions that “are closely related and therefore should be discussed in the same impact statement.” Id. § 1508.25(a)(1). Connected actions must be considered together in order to preclude an agency from “divid[ing] a project into several smaller actions, each of which might have an insignificant environmental impact when considered in isolation, but which taken as a whole have a substantial impact.” Northwest Resource Info. Ctr., Inc. v. National Marine Fisheries Serv., 56 F.3d 1060, 1068 (9th Cir. 1995). Similarly, “cumulative actions” are those “which when viewed with other proposed actions have cumulatively significant impacts and should therefore be discussed in the same impact statement.” 40 C.F.R. § 1508.25(a)(2). Moreover, “similar actions” are those “which when viewed with other reasonably foreseeable or proposed agency actions, have similarities that provide a basis for evaluating their environmental consequences together, such as common timing or geography.” Id. § 1508.25(a)(3). “An agency impermissibly ‘segments’ NEPA review when it divides connected, cumulative, or similar federal actions into separate projects and thereby fails to address the true scope and impact of the activities that should be under consideration.” Del. Riverkeeper Network v. FERC, 753 F.3d 1304, 1313 (D.C. Cir. 2014) (internal quotation marks omitted).
Connected actions means actions that “are closely related and therefore should be discussed in the same impact statement.” Id. at § 1508.25(a)(1). Connected actions must be considered together in order to preclude an agency from “divid[ing] a project into several smaller actions, each of which might have an insignificant environmental impact when considered in
Connected actions means that they are closely related and therefore should be discussed in the same impact statement. Actions are connected if they:
Examples of Connected actions in a sentence
Connected actions – exposure to other chemical and biological agents in addition to exposure to a specific pesticide formulation in a field application to control pest organisms Contaminants – for chemicals, impurities present in a commercial grade chemical.
Connected actions will include road maintenance and use, and road decommissioning of any temporary roads following use.
More Definitions of Connected actions
Connected actions which means they are closely related and therefore should be discussed in the same impact statement; (2) “cumulative actions,” which when viewed with other proposed actions have cumulatively significant impacts and should therefore be discussed in the same impact statement, and (3) “similar actions,” which when viewed with other reasonably foreseeable or proposed agency actions, have similarities that provide a basis for evaluating their environmental consequences together, such as common timing or geography.” 40 CFR § 1508.25(a).