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(e) <br /> <br />(f) <br /> <br />capable of substantially reducing or elimina- <br />ting any environmentally adverse impacts, even <br />if these alternatives substantially impede the <br />attainment of the project objectives, and are <br />more costly. <br /> <br />The Relationshi~ Between Local Short-Term Uses of <br />Man's Environment and the Maintenance and Enhance- <br /> <br />m%nt of Lon~-T.erm. Prod~.qt~ity: Describe the <br />cumulative and long-term effects of the proposed. <br />project which adversely affect the state of the <br />environment. Special attention should be given <br />to impacts which narrow the range of beneficial <br />uses of the environment or pose long-term risks <br />to health or safety. In addition, the reasons why <br />the proposed project is believed by the sponsor <br />to be justified now, rather than reserving an op- <br />tion for further alternatives, should be explained. <br />A_~ Irreversible Enviro.nmeDta..! Changes..Wh~ch Would <br />Be Involved in the Proposed Action Should It Be <br />I~plemented: Uses of nonrenewable resources during <br />the initial and continued phases of the project may <br />be irreversible since a large commitment of such <br />resources makes removal or nonuse thereafter unlike- <br />ly. Primary impacts and, particularly, secondary <br />impacts (such as a highway improvement which pro- <br /> <br />-30- <br /> <br /> <br />