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professor giving lecture at front of classroom to 15 students at Central Asian University of Environmental Studies in Tashkent

Randall Abate, Assistant Dean for Environmental Law Studies at GW Law, delivered a lecture series on international environmental law and climate governance at Central Asian University of Environmental and Climate Change Studies (“Green University”) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from May 20-30, 2024. Established by a presidential decree in 2023, Green University is the first university in Central Asia to focus exclusively on environmental challenges. It seeks to train the next generation of environmental and climate change governance professionals in Central Asia.

By Patrick Seroogy

Photo credit: Matt Hecht

Public participation and environmental justice are fundamental to environmental law. The former has been a pillar since the enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in 1970, which established a federal environmental review framework and enabled members of the public to meaningfully engage in the decision-making process on projects whose adverse environmental impacts may affect them. The latter is the just treatment and meaningful involvement of all people in agency decision-making, with a focus on communities that have historically been disproportionately burdened with adverse human health and environmental risks and hazards. Categorical exclusions (CEs) are actions that are exempted from complicated environmental review under the NEPA process because they are not meant to produce significant environmental impacts.

Author: giovanna.gismondi

Dean Abate Delivers Two-Week Lecture Series at Central Asian University of Environmental and Climate Change Studies in Tashkent

Public Engagement in Categorical Exclusions Under NEPA