environmental impact definition

environmental impact means any effect caused by a given activity on the environment, including human health and safety, flora, fauna, soil, air, water, climate, landscape and historical monuments or other physical structures or the interactions among these factors; it also includes effects on cultural heritage or socio-economic conditions resulting from alterations to those factors;
environmental impact means any change to the environment, whether positive or negative, that wholly or partially results from a trader’s or sector’s activities or from a product or product group during its life cycle.
environmental impact means any change to the environment wholly or partially resulting from a product during its life cycle;

Examples of environmental impact in a sentence

  • This may consist of preparing an Environmental Impact Statement ((EIS); 40 CFR 1501.4 [2018])) or EA (40 CFR 1501.3 [2018]) that includes a detailed analysis of all direct, indirect and cumulative impacts to the human environment resulting from issuance of the section 10 Permit (40 CFR 1508 [1970]).

  • Timber harvesting and road construction within an Occupied Marbled Murrelet Site, or timber harvesting or road construction in “Suitable Marbled Murrelet Habitat” (i.e., 2 nesting platforms per acre) within a marbled murrelet detection area are considered “likely to have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment.” Such activities are considered “Class-IV-Special” and therefore require the development of an Environmental Impact Statement under SEPA regulations (WAC 222-10-042).

  • As explained in the Centennial Project Final Environmental Impact Report, State Clearinghouse No. 200403 1072 (EIR), the Project would introduce urban development in an undeveloped area subject to wildfire hazards.

  • Environmental Impact: Ensure proper disposal of old materials and minimize dust or noise pollution during work.

  • The services are generally described as follows: Provide preparation of a partially revised subsequent Environmental Impact Report and preparation of staff reports for the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors for the River View at Las Palmas Assisted Living Senior Facility Project.


More Definitions of environmental impact

environmental impact means any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial,
environmental impact means any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organisation's activities, products or services;
environmental impact means any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from a product during its life cycle;
environmental impact means an effect of any kind, whether immediate or delayed, on any component of the environment.]
environmental impact means the impact upon—
environmental impact means an impact caused by an event such as a cyclone or flood. Estimated Survey Costs means the costs agreed in accordance with clause 9.5.
environmental impact means any positive or negative effects caused by an activity on the environment;