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Environmental Practice Skills, Methods and Controversies: Siting and Permitting of a Wind Farm as a Case Study

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FEDERAL STATUTES Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401, et seq. Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251, et seq. Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1451, et seq. Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1531, et seq. Energy Policy Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C. §15801, et seq. Federal Aviation Administration Act, 49 U.S.C. § 44718, et seq. Federal Land Policy and Management Act, 43 U.S.C. § 1701, et seq. Marine Mammal Protection Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1361, et seq. Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA), 33 U.S.C. § 1401, et seq. (NOTE: the permit and enforcement provisions of MPRSA are often referred to as the Ocean Dumping Act.) Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 16 U.S.C. § 703, et seq. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4321, et seq. Noise Control Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4901, et seq. Oil Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. § 2701, et seq. Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43 U.S.C. § 1331, et seq. Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 U.S.C. § 401, et seq. Submerged Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. § 1301, et seq. MASSACHUSETTS STATUTES Energy Facilities Siting Board, MGL c. 164, § 69H, et seq. Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), M.G.L. c. 30, §§ 61-62H Massachusetts Oceans Act of 2008, 2008 Mass. Acts Chapter 114 and M.G.L. c. 21A, § 4C