A civic republican perspective on the National Environmental Policy Act ' s process for citizen participation Author Poisner J. Journal/Series Environmental Law | Vol. 26(1); 53 - 94; 42 p. Date 1996 Source IUCN (ID: ANA-058050) Publisher | Place of publication Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College | Portland, OR, USA Language English Country/Territory United States of America Subject Environment gen. Keyword Public participation Abstract After discussing the public participation provisions of thee National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the author develops criteria for evaluating citizen participation and applies those criteria to NEPA. The Article concludes by suggesting a possible reform to make citizen participation nearer the civic republican ideal, the establishment of citizen lay juries with substantive authority over the NEPA process