Lesson 2: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
| NEPA provides the basis for the establishment of a national environmental strategy. The primary goals of NEPA are to: | - Obligate Federal agencies to consider the potential impacts of their actions (physical, natural, cultural, and social) to the human environment
- Require consideration of alternatives to the proposed action
- Ensure that the agency will provide an opportunity for public input into the decision-making process
- Obligate Federal agencies to consider the potential impacts of their actions (physical, natural, cultural, and social) to the human environment
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