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Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > laws and regulations > National Environmental Policy Act
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National Environmental Policy Act

Definition:
An act to declare a National policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment, to promote efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare of man, to enrich the understanding of the ecological systems and natural resources important to the Nation and to establish a Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).
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Broader Concept:
laws and regulations
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/225079
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