a formal assessment of the impact a project will have on the environment
Examples of 'environmental assessment' in a sentence
environmental assessment
We believe in one project, one process for environmental assessment.
Globe and Mail (2010)
A thorough environmental assessment still has to be carried out but the energy companies are confident that the impact on wildlife will be minimal.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The port authority conducted its own environmental assessment, but that report was never made public.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Then there is the question of an updated environmental assessment, which federal officials say must be completed before the bridge is done.
Globe and Mail (2003)
The environmental assessment provides a scrupulous evaluation of the possible effect on bats but not on human beings.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Biodiversity offsetting should be operated by an independent body, capable of making the complicated environmental assessments and administering the charge.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
For the 2005-06 projects that did undergo environmental assessments, a mere 9 per cent achieved the required standards.