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 FHWA's Infrastructure Voluntary Evaluation Sustainability Tool (INVEST 1.0) is an online, self-evaluation tool intended to help transportation agencies incorporate sustainability in decisionmaking and advance projects that yield economic, environmental, and social benefits.
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 U.S. DOT recently issued an update to the Environmental Justice Order to promote the principles of Environmental Justice in all U.S. DOT programs, policies, and activities. Also, FHWA recently issued guidance on addressing Environmental Justice during the NEPA review.
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 The ESA Webtool is an online tool to streamline the preparation of Biological Assessments and the consultation process under Section 7 of the Federal Endangered Species Act for projects where the Federal Highway Administration is the lead federal action agency.
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 On July 20, 2012, FHWA released an updated version of the Section 4(f) Policy Paper to provide information about applying the regulation, which requires the consideration of park and recreational lands, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, and historic sites in transportation project development.
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 The Environmental Guidebook provides up-to-date information on a variety of environmental and transportation planning topics to accelerate the delivery of transportation projects.
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 Re:NEPA is the FHWA's online "community of practice." Re:NEPA supports and encourages the open exchange of knowledge, information, experience, and ideas about the National Environmental Policy Act, related environmental issues, and transportation decisionmaking.
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 The Environmental Competency Building Program provides a central source of information for transportation and environmental professionals to develop competency in the environmental disciplines required for their work.
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