National Enviornmental Policy Act

National Enviornmental Policy Act is an act that requires each branch of government to consider the effects of a venture and what they may have on the enviornment. We need this act because man made changes to the enviornment can affect it in a negative way. The act was signed into law by President Richard Nixon on January 1, 1970. An outcry for the enviornment started because of an oil spill in 1969 Santa Barbara. This oil spill helped people realize how important protecting the enviornment is.