What changes in federal environmental review, why it matters for a screen, and how to do the data work behind it. Written for the practitioners who carry the professional responsibility, not to replace their judgment.
EPA took EJScreen offline in 2025 and the federal environmental-justice executive orders were rescinded, but Title VI and several state laws still stand. Here is how to rebuild a defensible EJ screen from the authoritative source data the tool was built on.
Regulatory ChangeThe CEQ rescinded the government-wide NEPA regulations almost every document cited for decades. Here are the authorities a screen should cite instead, and why it matters.
Regulatory ChangeSackett v. EPA (2023) narrowed Section 404 wetland jurisdiction to a continuous surface connection. Here is what it changes for a desktop WOTUS screen of NWI and NHD data.
How-ToA desktop environmental screen pulls federal datasets like NWI, FEMA, IPaC, and SSURGO. Here is why each belongs in the record and the data hygiene that keeps the result defensible.
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Short, plain-language notes on the federal rules and court decisions that change how you screen a project area: post-Sackett wetland jurisdiction, NEPA implementation, ESA and NHPA practice. Written for working consultants, planners, and scientists. Subscribe and the first email includes a one-page federal-data checklist.