Apr 11, 2025 · The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was signed into law on January 1, 1970. NEPA requires federal agencies to assess the environmental effects of their proposed …

NEPA is an action-forcing piece of legislation, meaning the act itself does not carry any criminal or civil sanctions, and therefore, all enforcement of NEPA must occur through the court system.

NEPA was the first major environmental law in the United States and is often called the "Magna Carta" of Federal environmental laws. NEPA requires Federal agencies to assess the …

Jul 4, 2025 · Full text of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, available as a download. NEPA established a national policy for the environment and provided …

Jun 26, 2025 · Since 1970, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has set forth a national policy with respect to environmental quality. For decades, NEPA has required agencies to …

NEPA establishes a national environmental policy and provides a framework for environmental planning and decisionmaking by Federal agencies. NEPA directs Federal agencies, when …

Nov 20, 2025 · The SPEED Act eliminates bureaucratic delays that hinder projects and restores NEPA to its original purpose. The Committee’s bipartisan support for NEPA reform is a victory …

6 days ago · In This Article NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) requires federal agencies to study and publicly disclose environmental impacts before taking major actions like building …

An agency may adopt a categorical exclusion listed in another agency’s NEPA procedures for a category of proposed agency ac- tions for which the categorical exclusion was established …

NEPA is one of the environmental planning and historic preservation laws FEMA must comply with. Because different actions may not have similar, significant effects on the environment, …