environmental impact statement
noun[C]
ENVIRONMENT,GOVERNMENTukus(abbreviationEIS)in the US, areportto thegovernmenton thepossibleeffectson theenvironmentof alargeproject, such as aroadorindustrialdevelopment:
Work on thehighwayhas beenstoppedas thestateworkson anenvironmentalimpactstatement, which afederaljudgesaid wasrequired.
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