Why is consideration of social and economic factors included within SEQR findings?
It is not the intention of SEQR for environmental factors to be the sole consideration in agency decision-making. The purpose of SEQR is to ensure that the environmental impacts of an action are weighed and balanced with social, economic and other considerations so that a suitable balance of social, economic and environmental factors may be incorporated in the planning and decision-making processes of state, regional and local agencies. 15. How should an agency balance environmental harm against social and economic benefits in order to approve an action? SEQR gives considerable discretion to agencies to make decisions consistent with social, economic and other essential considerations. This allows agencies to approve actions providing social or economic benefits even if all environmental impacts cannot be totally avoided or mitigated. However, the underlying requirements that adverse environmental impacts must be avoided or minimized, and mitigation measures applied, remain. Thus, the
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