[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 30] [Revised as of July 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 40CFR1502.8] [Page 753] TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER V--COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PART 1502_ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT--Table of Contents Sec. 1502.8 Writing. Environmental impact statements shall be written in plain language and may use appropriate graphics so that decisionmakers and the public can readily understand them. Agencies should employ writers of clear prose or editors to write, review, or edit statements, which will be based upon the analysis and supporting data from the natural and social sciences and the environmental design arts.