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An environmental impact statement (EIS), under United States environmental law, is a document required by the 1969 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for certain actions "significantly affecting the quality of the human environment". [1] An EIS is a tool for decision making.
EIS imagery has appeared in time-lapse videos displayed in the terminal at Denver International Airport; in media productions such as the 2009 NOVA Extreme Ice documentary on PBS; [1] and is the focus of the feature-length film Chasing Ice, directed by Jeff Orlowski, [2] which premiered at the Sundance film festival in Utah on January 23, 2012. [3]
An executive information system (EIS), also known as an executive support system (ESS), [1] is a type of management support system that facilitates and supports senior executive information and decision-making needs.
The adequacy of an environmental impact statement (EIS) can be challenged in federal court. Major proposed projects have been blocked because of an agency's failure to prepare an acceptable EIS. One prominent example was the Westway landfill and highway development in and along the Hudson River in New York City. [80]
An EIS is currently used in conjunction with customer relationship management and supply chain management to automate business processes. [1] An enterprise information system provides a single system that is central to the organization that ensures information can be shared across all functional levels and management hierarchies .
The Integrated Planning Act 1997 [16] vested most planning control with local government, but required 'significant projects' to be assessed by a State Coordinator General and usually required an environmental impact statement (EIS). [17] This has been replaced by the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 [18] which came into force 18 December 2009 ...
(1) Normally requires an environmental impact statement, or (2) Normally does not require either an environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment (categorical exclusion). (b) If the proposed action is not covered by paragraph (a) of this section, prepare an environmental assessment (§ 1508.9).
The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is a program of the United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [3] The modern EIS is a two-year, hands-on post-doctoral training program in epidemiology , with a focus on field work .