Co-sponsored by:
The Environmental Law Institute
The George Washington University Law School
and The Council on Environmental Quality
NEPA at 40 was a unique gathering designed to critically assess the future of the National Environmental Policy Act in the context of today’s environmental challenges. We explored the opportunities and difficulties NEPA presents in addressing issues such as climate change, alternative energy development, sustainable development, environmental equity, and trans-border resource and pollution problems. In addition, the conference examined the core function of NEPA and that of the Council on Environmental Quality in shaping federal environmental policy. Participants had an exceptional opportunity to discuss with some of the foremost NEPA scholars and practitioners, ranging from those who helped shape NEPA in its early years to those who are exploring the leading edge of NEPA today, the issues that will set the direction of NEPA over the next generation.