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“Thanks to the visionary act of Congress …,our Federal government and the Americanpublic today have the benefit of a wealth ofinformation on the state of the environmentand on the potential environmental impacts ofmajor Federal actions. <strong>NEPA</strong> is at its core, amandate for informed, democratic decisionmaking and its contribution to environmentalprotection is incalculable.”1997 CEQ Annual Report on Environmental Quality
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Page 16 and 17: Where’s the Instruction Manual?
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Page 22: Moses meets NEPA
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