Links to Environment Related Websites

Useful Links  |  Environmental Programs

FHWA Policy and Guidance:

• FHWA's Environmental Policy Statement
• FHWA Headquarters Office of Planning and Environment Homepage
• Environmental Guidebook
• Environmental Justice
• Environmental Streamlining
• Human Environment
• Natural Environment
• NEPA Project Development
• Public Involvement

Resource Agency Links:

Federal

• US Environmental Protection Agency
• Region 4 Office
• US Army Corps of Engineers - Wilmington District
• US Fish and Wildlife Service
• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
• National Park Service (National Register of Historic Places)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• US Geological Survey -- Water Resources of the United States
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• National Marine Fisheries Service
• US Coast Guard Atlantic Area

State

• NC Department of Transportation
• NCDOT Office of Environmental Quality
• NCDOT Project Development & Environmental Analysis
• NC State Historic Preservation Officer
• NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
• Division of Water Quality
• Division of Coastal Management
• Division of Forest Resources

Environmental Laws Affecting Transportation:

• Summary of Environmental Laws Affecting Transportation
• National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
• Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (Section 4(f))
• Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987
• Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act of 1970
• Executive Order 12898: Environmental Justice
• Highway Beautification Act of 1965 (23 CFR 750-752)
• Safe Drinking Water Act of 1944
• Solid Waste Disposal Act
• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
• Section 106, National Historic Preservation Act
• Section 110, National Historic Preservation Act
• Archaeological Historic Preservation Act
• Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979
• Antiquities Act of 1906
• American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978
• Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act of 1970
• Wilderness Act of 1964
• Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968
• Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (Sec 6(f))
• Executive Order 11990 Protection of Wetlands
• Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986
• Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899
• Executive Order 11988 - Floodplain Management
• National Flood Insurance Act
• Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972
• Water Bank Act
• Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
• Coastal Barriers Resources Act (CBRA), 1990 As Amended
• Farmland Protection Policy Act of 1981
• Resource Conservation & Recovery Act
• Superfund (CERCLA)
• Endangered Species Act of 1973
• Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934
• Migratory Bird Treaty Act
• Noise Control Act of 1972
• Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
• Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
• Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1974 (see RCRA)
• Pollution Prevention Act of 1990
• Executive Order 12962: Recreational Fisheries
• Executive Order 13294: Environmental Stewardship and Transportation Infrastructure Project Reviews
• Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
• Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
• Wildflowers
• Flood Disaster Protection Act
• National Trails System Act
• Public Hearings
• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Executive Order 11593: Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment
• Historic Bridges, Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Act of 1987
• Reservoir Salvage Act of 1960
• Executive Order 13007 (Indian Sacred Sites)
• Executive Order 13175 (Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments)
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (see Solid Waste Disposal Act)
• Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see Clean Water Act)