The US Federal legslation written in 1969 that called for a unified national policy. The following is the Purpose from the actual text, which is available off of the EPA website.

The purposes of this Act are: To declare a national policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment; to promote efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare of man; to enrich the understanding of the ecological systems and natural resources important to the Nation; and to establish a Council on Environmental Quality

The results of this legislation was the creation of a majority of US federal regulation of the environment;it created the need for further environmental legislation, such as the following:

The Clean Air Act of 1970 and its amendments The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 The Endangered Species Act of 1973 The Clean Water Act of 1977

Log in or register to write something here or to contact authors.