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Law and Guidance

President Richard Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on January 1, 1970, declaring an ambitious and visionary national policy to promote environmental protection for present and future generations.


Law

Learn more about the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 and its subsequent amendments.
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A solo bison in a field in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

NEPA Guidance for Agencies

CEQ issues guidance to agencies on the implementation of NEPA to promote consistency across the Federal Government.
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Late summer blooms in the O'Leary Peak and Sunset Crater Volcano area of Coconino National Forest, Arizona, August 23, 2017. Fields of sunflowers blanket many open meadows and fields on the eastern side of the San Francisco Peaks.