Week 5 DQ 2 Overall Impressions

The EA/EIS process is one of length & detail. After learning the components of the entire process, the role of public participation, & examining actual completed EIS, what are your overall impressions of the process? What do you believe could improve the entire process & purpose of the environmental documents?
My general view of the EA/EIS process is that as it is very detailed & for apparent reasons very exhaustive, considerable effort is made to make certain that all components of a possible project are addressed. There is one issue that I find troubling regarding the process mainly due to the fact that it has happened in the area where I now reside, the manner in which communities are left to mitigate the aftermath of a project does not appear...