The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 is a United States federal law that established a national policy for the protection, maintenance, and enhancement of the environment. It established a Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to oversee the implementation of the policy and to coordinate federal environmental efforts. The Act also
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a United States environmental law designed to promote the enhancement of the environment. It created new laws requiring U.S. federal government agencies to evaluate the environmental impacts of their actions and decisions, and it established the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). The act was passed by the U.S. Congress in December 1969 and signed into law by President Richard Nixon on January 1, 1970. More than 100 nations around the world have enacted national environmental policies modeled after NEPA.