Environmental Impact Assessment in the United States (PDF)

Robert M. Sanford (Rob) is Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham, Maine. He received a BA in anthropology (archaeology) at SUNY Potsdam, and his MS and PhD in environmental science from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He served as an environmental hearing officer in Vermont for 9 years. Before and after that, he was an environmental impact assessment and planning consultant. His research interests include environmental impact assessment, environmental planning, and environmental education. He was a co-director of the SENCER (Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities) New England Center for Innovation (SCI) from 2012 to 2022. In 2019, he was appointed to the Maine Board of Environmental Protection. His recent books include Reading Rural Landscapes: A Field Guide to New England's Past; Environmental Science: Active Learning Laboratories and Applied Problem Sets (3rd Ed.); River Voices; Practicing Archaeology (3rd Ed.); and Environmental Site Plans and Development Review.

Donand G. Holtgrieve earned his PhD degree from the University of Oregon in 1973. He taught geography, environmental studies, and environmental planning at California State University campuses at Hayward and Chico before moving back to Eugene at the University of Oregon. He created two environmental planning consulting firms and supervised the preparation of environmental impact reports, resource management plans, and various other community planning documents for federal, state, and local agencies. He planned environmentally sensitive land development projects and created three wildlife preserves for non-profit watershed groups. He was also involved with volunteer service to the McKenzie River Trust and the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon.