Environmental Assessments

FAA | Air Traffic Organization Environmental Reviews
FAA | Airport Environmental Documents, Findings, and Decisions
FAA Memorandum | Use and Documentation of Categorical Exclusions (CATEXs)
FAA | EIS PREPARATION GUIDANCE - THIRD PARTY CONTRACTING
FAA Order JO 7400.2R - Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters
Congressional Research Service | The Legal Framework of the National Environmental Policy Act
FAA Order 5050.4B - National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Instructions for Airport Actions

Scholarly Articles

Wendy B. Davis et al., Hot Air: Undue Judicial Deference to Federal Aviation Administration Expertise in Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Aviation, 69 J. AIR L. & COM. 709 (2004)
Shelby Angel, Airport Expansion - Costs vs. Environmental Damage When Expanding Airport Facilities - The Eighth Circuit Holds That All
Reasonable Alternative Solutions Need Not Be Explained in Great Detail in the FAA's Final Environmental Impact Statement - City of
Bridgeton v. FAA, 67 J. Air L. & Com. 1009 (2002)
Sevinsky, J. A. (1990). Public Nuisance: A Common-Law Remedy Among the Statutes. Natural Resources & Environment, 5(1), 29–60
Timothy R. Wyatt, Balancing Airport Capacity Requirements with Environmental Concerns: Legal Challenges to Airport Expansion, 76 J. AIR L. & COM. 733 (2011)
Amber Woodburn McNair, Investigation of environmental justice analysis in airport planning practice from 2000 to 2010, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Volume 81, 2020
Clay G. Small, National Environmental Policy Act: What Standard of Judicial Review, The, 39 J. AIR L. & COM. 643 (1973)

Case Law

Opinion Pieces

OPINION: Algorithms, Airports and Anxiety: the Curious Case of a “Sustainable” Airport Master Plan
D.C. Circuit Silences Airport-Noise Critics: Time Limit to Challenge Agency's NEPA Assessment Not Extended Even Though Agency "Stumbled" in Giving Notice of Decision
Two Noise Pollution Lawsuits Challenging New FAA Flight Paths into San Francisco International and San Jose International Airports Dismissed as Impermissible Collateral Attack on FAA Order

Further Reading

FAA Issues Guidance on New Categorical Exclusion for Airport Projects
FAA ordered to toss out Sky Harbor flight paths that raised noise levels
L.A. City Atty. Feuer sues FAA over airplane noise in south San Fernando Valley
Village files lawsuit against the FAA to compel review of sensible and effective Fly Quiet alternatives
D.C. Circuit Vacates FAA's NextGen Flight Tracks in Phoenix
What Aspen’s Airport Expansion Could Mean for Ski Towns Everywhere: Aspen’s battle over airport expansion mirrors challenges faced by ski towns everywhere as they grapple with growth and environmental impact.
AG chooses firm to pursue lawsuit against FAA over NextGen
Palm Beach, West Palm file legal challenge to Mar-a-Lago flight paths
FAA Violated Environmental Laws at LAX, Federal Appeals Court Rules
Appeals court strikes down controversial Sky Harbor flight paths
Court to hear Phoenix arguments against FAA flight paths at Sky Harbor
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