National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C, Chapter 55).

Legislation

关键词: Basic legislation;    Pollution control;    Institution;    Environmental security;    Public health;    EIA;    Environmental planning;    Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution;   

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来源: ECOLEX

【 摘 要 】

This Act establishes the broad national framework for protecting the environment. It promotes efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and requires all executive federal agencies to give proper consideration to the environment prior to undertaking any major federal action that significantly affects the environment. Federal agencies shall prepare environmental assessments (EAs) and environmental impact statements (EISs). It establish a Council on Environmental Quality. Th