Rediscovering the National Environmental Policy Act: Back to the Future

Author
Environmental Law Institute Staff
Date Released
September 1995
Rediscovering the National Environmental Policy Act: Back to the Future

One principle of conservation has always been to find new uses for old things. One such old thing, in mint condition, is the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), signed on January 1, 1970. Like an unexpected legacy from a forgotten relative, it is about to come in handy.