NEPA Information

Using the NEPA process, agencies evaluate the environmental and related social and economic effects of their proposed actions. Agencies also provide opportunities for public review and comment on those evaluations.

The NEPA process is part of the PNWH2 Hub’s planning, permitting, and analysis activities. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) to assess the potential environmental impacts for the proposed projects with the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub. This will inform the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the PNWH2 Hub, including in the states of Washington, Oregon and Montana. The Hub-level EIS is expected to be completed no later than December 2026. For more information, visit the PNWH2 EIS Virtual Public Information Forum: https://www.virtualpublicmeeting.com/pnwh2

Regionally, the Washington State Department of Ecology has completed a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) that highlights the potential environmental impacts of clean hydrogen production and storage facilities like the PNWH2 projects. The Washington State SEPA PEIS can be found here: Programmatic EIS – Washington State Department of Ecology.