The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is the foundation of balanced and transparent protections for our environment. Learn how to get involved!
The National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) is often characterized as an environmental impact review law, but it is much more than that. It is a law that has made informed decision-making about the environment a key component of every major federal action. Passed into law in 1969, NEPA is one of the most important and far-reaching environmental and conservation measures ever enacted. With the
02/11/2020
BREAKING: Activists in Denver are braving a snowstorm in defiance of the Trump administration’s public hearing to rollback the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
NEPA is a vital environmental & civil rights law we must protect!
03/07/2019
🚨STOP THE 🚨
Our bedrock environmental protections are under attack from Donald Trump and his fake “national emergency!"
Tell Congress to fight back!
Stand Up America | Tell Congress: Block Trump's fake national emergency It’s a dangerous, illegal power grab and an attack on our democracy. It’s yet another step toward autocracy. And it’s rooted in racism. Congress has the power to stop this fake national emergency -- and they must use it.
03/06/2019
Acting Secretary David Bernhardt is a walking talking conflict of interest.
In 2017 the Independent Petroleum Association of America emailed Bernhardt asking Interior to loosen oil/gas permitting on federal lands.
His office's response? "You got it, boss!"
15 times former clients of the acting Interior secretary got favorable decisions As a former fossil fuels lobbyist who now leads the Interior Department, David Bernhardt has oversight of the industry he used to represent.
11/19/2018
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is often the only way low-income communities and tribal groups are able to weigh in on federal projects impacting their health and livelihoods.
Secretary Zinke has aggressively sought to roll back the NEPA process to make it easier to drill for oil and gas on public lands.
The Interior Department Is Sidelining Environmental Justice In early September, the DOI quietly rescinded two memos that provided guidance on protecting vulnerable communities and Native American sacred sites.
11/08/2018
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05/17/2018
The House Farm bill would exclude up to 6,000 acres of national forest land from any environmental review whatsoever – that’s almost 10 square miles, or 8,000 football fields. Tell Congress to OPPOSE the anti-forest, pro-logging Farm bill.
Farm bill abandons endangered wildlife The bill is jammed with Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act overrides.
05/16/2018
The anti-forest, pro-logging House farm bill takes a chainsaw to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other bedrock laws protecting the environment and public input in government decision-making.
3 Ways the House Farm Bill Would Hurt America’s Land, Water, and Wildlife - Center for American Progress Congress’ first attempt at the next Farm Bill guts support on which farmers and land managers rely to be good stewards of the nation's natural resources, while cutting important conservation programs and weakening environmental laws.
04/25/2018
HAPPENING NOW: Opponents in Congress are holding a hearing designed to roll back one of the most important environmental laws ever enacted.
If they succeed, federal agencies would be able to limit public input and ignore project alternatives that better protect our health. We can’t let that happen.
Everything You Need To Know About NEPA What You Should Know We Will Not Be Silenced.Stand Up for a Strong NEPA! Our health, safety and environment depend on it. What You Should Know
04/24/2018
President Trump and opponents in Congress want to roll back the clock to a time when many communities had no voice in government decision-making.
Don’t let Congress rubberstamp permits to build oil pipelines and toxic waste dumps in your backyard. Tell Congress to .
When Communities Didn’t Have a Say - Center for American Progress President Trump wants to take America back to the days before the National Environmental Policy Act; these stories show why that would be disastrous.
04/23/2018
State parks, federal wildlife refuges, and other protected areas like the National Butterfly Center along the US-Mexico help generate $344 million in ecotourism each year. Construction of President Trump’s racist border wall – all without a single environmental review – would destroy local habitats and devastate ecotourism.
How Trump’s border wall could impact the environment How border walls disrupt nature
04/18/2018
ICYMI: House Republicans introduced the anti-forest, pro-logging farm bill last week. If passed, it would rollback bedrock environmental laws like the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and turn our national forests into tree farms waiting to be clear-cut.
Kill off anti-environmental excesses in the farm bill The Senate needs 60 votes to pass a farm bill and lawmakers would be well-advised to omit these sorts of provisions from the mark.
04/16/2018
In order to build his racist border wall, wants to waive over a dozen environmental laws including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and National Environmental Policy Act.
We can’t let that happen.
Border wall would kill natural treasures and change the environment Federal agencies have exempted this barrier’s construction from normal environmental impact reviews.
The National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) is often characterized as an environmental impact review law, but it is much more than that. It is a law that has made informed decision-making about the environment a key component of every major federal action.
Passed into law in 1969, NEPA is one of the most important and far-reaching environmental and conservation measures ever enacted. With the passage of NEPA, Congress recognized that the government’s actions have the potential to cause large-scale environmental effects. NEPA made informed decision-making about the environment a key component of every major federal action.
NEPA requires state and local project sponsors to engage in an environmental review intended to discover any significant impacts prior to starting construction. These impacts could include anything from the loss of wetlands to increases in pollution from highway construction to a decrease in soil quality associated with irrigation proposals.
NEPA has three visionary elements: 1) a far-sighted declaration of national environmental policy; 2) an “action-forcing mechanism” to ensure the federal government’s compliance with NEPA’s environmental goals; and, 3) a broad recognition of the importance of public participation in government decision-making.