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42 USC Ch. 55: NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY - U.S. Code

(1) All functions vested by law in the Secretary of the Interior and the Department of the Interior which are administered through the Federal Water Quality ...

Much more than you ever wanted to know about NEPA - The CGO

It was the first of a wave of environmental laws passed in the 1970s under Nixon. NEPA was enacted before the modern versions of the Clean Air ...

Environmental policy of the United States - Wikipedia

As his first official act bringing in the 1970s, President Richard Nixon signed the U.S. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) into law on New Year's Day, ...

Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China - laws

This Law is formulated for the purpose of protecting and improving people's environment and the ecological environment, preventing and controlling pollution ...

Protecting NEPA - WE ACT for Environmental Justice

NEPA is an acronym for the National Environmental Policy Act. Signed into law in 1970, it requires federal agencies to study and analyze the environmental ...

How the U.S. Protects the Environment, From Nixon to Trump

The laws remain in place today, though the EPA still bickers with various industries over their scope. EPA employees consult the most recent ...

Environmental Justice | US Department of Transportation

Environmental Justice (EJ) means the just treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of income, race, color, national origin, Tribal ...

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Changes Under Trump

The law applies to a range of actions, everything from building highways, methane plants and pipelines to wildlife management in national parks.

Why Trump Wants To Kill The Biggest Environmental Law You've ...

After analyzing the vast web of issues leading to environmental damage, Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). In ...

Executive Order 12898: Environmental Justice | FEMA.gov

The executive order directs federal agencies to identify and address disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on low-income ...

Environmental Law in Trump's Second Term

This column discusses some of the key effects of the election on environmental law. ... The fundamental U.S. environmental statutes were all ...

Policy: New Environment Law for Afghanistan - PMC

NEPA proposed the legislation based on recommendations issued in 2003 by a team of experts from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The UNEP findings were ...

Environment People Law

EPL (formerly Ecopravo-lviv) is a nongovernmental international organization, created in 1994 in order to provide assistance to individuals and legal persons in ...

Federal Laws - Environmental Law: A Beginner's Guide

Federal Laws · Clean Air Act (CAA) · Clean Water Act (CWA) · Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).

NEPA, the environmental law that gives you a voice, is under assault

CEQ's NEPA regulations ensure that the public is given the opportunity to participate in decisions that impact their lives and that government ...

Environmental Justice - GSA

The EO builds upon previous efforts and directs the federal government to strengthen its dedication to delivering EJ to all communities across America that have ...

Law of People's Republic of China on Environmental Impact Appraisal

The present Law has been enacted for the purpose of carrying out the strategy of sustainable development, prevent the unfavorable impacts of programs and ...

Environmental Justice - TN.gov

Environmental justice means not only protecting human health and the environment for everyone, but also ensuring that all people are treated fairly.

NEPA Rollback - Western Environmental Law Center

The goal of NEPA is to foster better decisions to protect, restore, and enhance our environment and is based on three key principles: 1) transparency; 2) ...

Environmental policy in the United States - Ballotpedia

These environmental laws were meant to address air and water pollutants like sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, suspended solids and toxic metal ...