Course List
NEPA Tools training modules are organized according to our members learning objectives. Take these trainings if you would like to:
Get a Basic Understanding of the NEPA Process:
NEPA Acronyms - This training will teach you the most commonly used NEPA Terms and Acronyms.
NEPA for Non-Practitioners - This short course will provide an overview of the National Environmental Policy Act, for those individuals not involved with the day-to-day implementation of the act, but have an interest in how it works, who gets involved, and what is required by the act.
Commonly Used Environmental Justice Terms and Acronyms - This training will teach you the principle laws, regulations, executive orders, agencies, committees and EJ tools and terminology.
Commonly Used NHPA and Section 106 Terms and Acronyms - This training will teach you the commonly used terms and acronyms of the NHPA and Section 106.
Commonly Used Coastal Zone Management Act Terms and Acronyms - This training will teach you the commonly used terms and acronyms of the Coastal Zone Management Act.
Commonly Used Endangered Species Act Terms and Acronyms - This training will teach you the commonly used Endangered Species Act terms and acronyms.
Commonly Used Marine Mammal Protection Act Terms and Acronyms - This training will teach you the commonly used Marine Mammal Protection Act terms and acronyms.
Commonly Used Air Quality Terms and Acronyms - This training will teach you the commonly used Air Quality terms and acronyms.
Clean Water Act Acronyms - This training will teach you the most commonly used Clean Water Act Acronyms.
Commonly Used Floodplain Terms and Acronyms - This training will teach you the commonly used Floodplain terms and acronyms.
Federal Documents and Record Management - This training will teach you the following: What are records, why do we have them, types of records, the Administrative Record, what’s in and not in the record, how to compile the record.
FOIA/FACA and Records Management - This training will provide you with a brief overview of the Freedom of Information Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Gain Advanced Knowledge of NEPA Process Requirements:
NEPA Documents: Purposes, Functions, Content Requirements, and Sufficiency - This training will teach you the purposes, functions, content requirements, and sufficiency of Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Assessments, and Categorical Exclusions.
Defining a Purpose and Need for Action - This training will help you define a purpose and need for action.
Preparing Programmatic NEPA Documents for Future NEPA Analysis - This training will help you prepare programmatic NEPA Documents to use for future NEPA analysis.
Scoping Documentation Requirements - This training will teach you proper scoping documentation requirements.
Scoping Process Requirements - This training will teach you Scoping Process Requirements.
Six Steps for Developing a Defensible Range of Alternatives - This training will teach you six steps to develop a defensible range of alternatives.
NEPA Analysis and the "Best Science" - This training will teach you five key recommendations for integrating the best science into a NEPA analysis.
Issues are Effects - This session concentrates on how the CEQ has used the term "issues" and "significant issues" in their regulations and guidance.
Contracting Questions and NEPA Analysis - This training will teach you strategies for NEPA contracting and developing Statements of Work.
NEPA Documents: Purposes, Functions, Content Requirements and Sufficiency - This training will teach you the purposes, functions, content requirements and sufficiency of EISs, EAs, and CATEXs.
Connected Actions - In this training we discuss connected actions in NEPA review.
NEPA Climate Change Analysis - In this training we provide an overview of how climate change is considered under the National Environmental Policy Act.
How to Determine if an Existing NEPA Analysis is Valid for a Proposed or Ongoing Action - In this training we provide you information on how you can determine if an existing NEPA analysis may be used for a proposed or ongoing action.
Navigating Interdisciplinary Disagreements in Resource Management - Participants will learn tools and techniques to overcome interdisciplinary disagreements in resource management.
Develop a Schedule for Environmental Review - This course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively develop a schedule for the environmental review process.
Improve Your NEPA Documentation:
How to Create NEPA Document Checklists - This training will help you create document checklists to meet and check for document content requirements.
Writing Effective NEPA Decision and Finding Documents - This training will help NEPA practitioners and agency decision makers better collaborate on the preparation of excellent decision documents.
Preparing Informative Captions for Graphics in NEPA Documents - This training will teach you tips for effectively using captions in your NEPA Documents.
Storyboarding for NEPA Documents - This training will teach you how use storyboards for NEPA documents.
How to Make NEPA Documents 508 Compliant - This training will teach you how to make your NEPA documents 508 compliant.
How to Make PDF Documents 508 Compliant - This training provides you step-by-step instructions on how to make your PDF documents 508 compliant.
Plain Language and High-Quality NEPA Documents - This training will teach you the knowledge and skills to create high-quality NEPA documents using plain language principles.
Develop Your Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration:
Considering Comments - This training will teach you a step-by-step path to account for all your comment requirements.
Tribal Participation in the NEPA Process - This training discusses the content of the National Environmental Policy Act and identifies its goals and requirements.
Communication Tactics Between Federal, State, and Local Agencies - This training will teach you basic tactics you can use to assist with interagency work.
Five Recommendations to Improve Collaboration in You NEPA Analysis - This training will teach you five ways to improve collaboration in the NEPA process.
Engaging with EJ Communities - Learn to effectively engage with Environmental Justice communities through key principles, practical strategies, and collaborative approaches for positive environmental outcomes.
Navigating Environmental Justice Across Federal Agencies - Participants will learn how to navigate the varying definitions and approaches to Environmental Justice among federal agencies, fostering effective collaboration and communication in multi-agency contexts.
Deciphering the Dynamics of Law, Regulation, Policy and Guidance - This training will help you understand distinctions and interconnections between law, regulation, policy, and guidance in environmental management.
Understanding the DOEs Role in Environmental Justice - In this training we will discuss the DOE's role in environmental justice and how to collaborate with them.
Understanding the DOIs Role in Environmental Justice - In this training we will discuss the DOIs role in environmental justice and how to collaborate with them.
Understanding the DOTs Role in Environmental Justice - In this training we discuss the DOTs role in environmental justice and how to collaborate with them.
Understanding the Public: Who Are the Stakeholders? - This training helps you identify and understand who the stakeholders in their NEPA projects are.
Voices Matter: Building Trust for Effective Participation - In this training, we explore how to build trust between the project team and the public.
Speak Their Language: Effective Communication Techniques - This training teaches the skills needed to translate complex technical information into clear, accessible language for a lay audience.
Listen to be Heard: Techniques for Gathering Public Input - This training teaches techniques for effectively gathering public input, focusing on the use of digital surveys, public forums, and formal comment periods, essential for comprehensive stakeholder engagement in NEPA projects.
Making Sense of the Noise: Analyzing Public Feedback - Participants will learn how to effectively analyze public feedback, identify key themes, and prioritize concerns to inform project decisions and enhance stakeholder engagement.
Crafting Impactful Comments: A Guide to Effective NEPA Document Feedback - Participants will learn how to provide constructive, solution-oriented feedback on NEPA Documents
Become a Better Technical Communicator:
What are your Writing Habits? - Participants in this training will learn to recognize their writing habits.
10 Tips for Using Abbreviations - This training will provide you with 10 tips for using abbreviations.
Doing Bibliographies Right! - This training will teach you how to create bibliographic entries for books, journals, electronic media, unpublished materials, and public documents.
Recommendations for Doing Citations - This training will teach you 3 recommendations for doing citations properly.
12 Rules for Using Commas - This training will provide you with 12 rules for using commas.
Six Storytelling Skills to Improve Your Documents - This training will teach you six storytelling skills to improve your documents.
Become a Better Team Writer - This training will teach you 6 writing suggestions to improve your technical and business team writing.
Writing to Persuade! - This training will teach you tools to write persuasively.
Meetings Management - This training will provide you with 9 guidelines on meeting management.
Upgrade Your Project Management Skills:
Environmental Impact Statement Timing Requirements - This training will teach you the Environmental Impact Timing Requirements.
How to Manage Project Scope Creep - This training will teach you strategies to avoid scope creep in NEPA projects.
Mastering Onboarding: Rapid Integration for NEPA Practitioners - This training will teach you effective onboarding and training practices.
Seeing Time: Harnessing Timelines for Effective Project Management - This training will teach you about the utility ofinteractive timelines for project tracking, visualization, and management.
Handover Happens: Ensuring Project Continuity Amid Changes - We discuss why task handover is so crucial, identify common pitfalls and how to avoid them, the importance of documentation, and explore how technology can make your life easier during this process.
Memory Booster - Techniques for Remembering Project Details After a Hiatus - This training provides techniques and strategies to enhance your project memory.
Coming Soon...
Tips and Tools for Virtual Public Input
Understanding the difference between Scoping and Agency Coordination
Form 813 Training
How to Prepare Categorical Exclusions
Addressing Extraordinary Circumstances in CX
Adaptive Management
Environmental Risk and Public Involvement
Issues Based NEPA
Preparing Specialist Reports as Part of the NEPA Process
Mitigation Tracking
General Facilitators
NEPA Time Management
Managing Complex Projects
NEPA Project Design
Responding to Public Comments
Team Collaboration in NEPA
Collaboration’s Role in NEPA Compliance
State Water Quality Certification and NEPA
What is the legal standard for Review?
Emerging Environmental Planning Trends
What is a Reasonably Foreseeable Action?
Overview of Federal Regulations and Public Input
Integration of Environmental Law in NEPA Planning
The NEPA Umbrella - Integration of all Laws under the NEPA
The NEPA Timeline - Chronological Timeline from Inception to Completion.
Introduction to Sovereign Immunity
Myths about Writing Conventions
A Missing Ingredient in Document Creation
Writing Strategies and plainlanguage.gov
School Myths and Good Business and Technical Writing
Communicating Risk
