Question

Explain how major environmental policies came about.

Answer 1

Major environmental policies came about as a result of environmental disasters that drew the attention of the media. Events like the oil spill in California and the fires along the Cuyahoga River drew the attention of the media and helped raise public awareness of environmental issues. Increased public awareness led to the federal government enacting policies to monitor water conditions and assess the environmental impact of business and industry.

Answer 2

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was marked into law on 1st of January year 1970. NEPA requires government organizations to evaluate the ecological impacts of their proposed activities before deciding. The scope of activities secured by NEPA is expansive and incorporates: 
settling on choices on allow applications, 
receiving government arrive administration activities, and 
developing expressways and other openly possessed offices.