NEPA meaning in Space Science ?

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What is National Environmental Protection Act mean?

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a United States environmental law that promotes the enhancement of the environment and established the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). The law was enacted on January 1, 1970. To date, more than 100 nations around the world have enacted national environmental policies modeled after NEPA.

Prior to NEPA, Federal agencies were mission oriented. An example of mission orientation was to select highway routes as the shortest route between two points. NEPA was necessary to require Federal agencies to evaluate the environmental effects of their actions.: 2–3 NEPA's most significant outcome was the requirement that all executive Federal agencies prepare environmental assessments (EAs) and environmental impact statements (EISs). These reports state the potential environmental effects of proposed Federal agency actions. Further, U.S. Congress recognizes that each person has a responsibility to preserve and enhance the environment as trustees for succeeding generations. NEPA's procedural requirements do not apply to the President, Congress, or the Federal courts since they are not a "Federal agency" by definition. However, a Federal agency taking action under authority ordered by the President may be a final agency action subject to NEPA's procedural requirements.: 117–118 A U.S. District Court describes the need for even the President to have the NEPA analysis information before making a decision as follows:

"No agency possesses discretion whether to comply with procedural requirements such as NEPA. The relevant information provided by a NEPA analysis needs to be available to the public and the people who play a role in the decision-making process. This process includes the President." "And Congress has not delegated to the President the decision as to the route of any pipeline."

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North East Publicity Association	Business
New England Physician Alliance	Business
New England Publishing Associates	Business
North East Productivity Alliance	Business
National Environment and Planning Agency	Business
North Eastern Police Academy	Central Police Organisation
New England Press Association	Community
North-East England Philatelic Association	Community
New England Psychological Association	Community
Nutrition Education and Promotion Association	Community
Never Expect Power At ....	Computer Hardware
Networked Processor Array	Computing
Never Expect Power Again	General
Non Exercise Physical Activity	General
Non Exercise Physical Activities	General
New England Pathology Associates	General
Nigerian Electric Power Authority	Governmental
National Environment and Planning Agency of Jamaica	Governmental
National Environmental Policy Act	Governmental
National Environment Policy Act	Governmental
National Energy Policy Act	Governmental
National Electric Power Authority	Governmental
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969	Military and Defence
North East PennsylvaniA	Regional
National Environmental Protection Act	Space Science