Environmental Science
8 years ago

Federal agencies forced to consider environmental impact in decision-making process.

The National Environmental Policy Act and the role of the President's Council on Environmental Quality
R. Clark

Paper Summary

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was created to make federal agencies consider the environmental impacts of their decisions. Before NEPA, agencies focused on economic and technical aspects, ignoring the environment. NEPA aims to restructure decision-making to include environmental consequences, adding a crucial dimension to federal agency actions.

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