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EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements
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Key Facts
Coverage: 1985 - current
Total Sources Covered: Approximately 10,800 records


The federal government issues hundreds of environmental impact statements each year - and this one resource provides detailed abstracts of all of those statements, also indexing them for easy reference. EIS extracts the key issues from complex government-released environmental impact statements, converting massive documents into concise, readable abstracts. Each entry includes a clear description of the project, sections on positive impact and negative consequences, and legal mandates.



Subject Coverage
Major areas of coverage include:

  • Air Transportation
  • Defense Programs
  • Energy
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Land Use
  • Parks, Refuges, and Forests
  • Research and Development
  • Roads and Railroads
  • Urban and Social Programs
  • Water


Update Frequency
Bimonthly, with approximately 150 new records added