Question

The National Environmental Policy Act:__________

a. mandates development of an Environmental Impact Statement at the end of any project using federal funds.
b. provided for the establishment of the Court on Environmental Quality to enforce U.S. environmental law.
c. requires the evaluation of federal highway construction and military projects.
d. requires documentation of the financial impact of all projects with potential environmental impact.
e. was signed into law in 1965.

Answer 1

c. requires the evaluation of federal highway construction and military projects.

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a law that allows local communities to protect their environment and themselves from hasty, dangerous or poorly planned federal projects, such as the construction of toxic waste incinerators next to neighborhoods. NEPA is the first environmental law of the nation, its purpose is to ensure that the federal government informs and engages with the public it must serve.