,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ecg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#aj1 #bjbj,mr4 ,carper 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4  
,markey1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,booker1 and
 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand7 submitted the       
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,environment and  
,public ,works  ,,resolution            
,encouraging the ,trump ,administration 
to maintain protections under the       
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act   
and reverse ongoing administrative      
actions to weaken this landmark law and 
its protections for ,american           
communities4  ,whereas the ,national    
,environmental ,policy ,act is one of   
the ,nation's bedrock environmental laws
 that has helped protect the ,nation's  
environment and public health for half a
 century2 ,whereas the ,national        
,environmental ,policy ,act was passed  
by an overwhelming bipartisan majority  
in ,congress and has long enjoyed       

widespread public support2 ,whereas the 
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act   
has a basic but critical purpose of     
directing ,federal agencies to identify 
and disclose the significant            
environmental and public health impacts 
of major ,federal actions before such   
actions are taken1 encouraging a look   
before you leap approach in ,federal    
decision making2 ,whereas the ,national 
,environmental ,policy ,act             
appropriately gives the public a chance 
to review and give input on major       
projects before building and development
 starts1 resulting in improved1 more    
democratic government decision making on
 everything from fossil fuel1           
transportation1 and water infrastructure
 decisions to habitat and ecosystem     
conservation2 ,whereas the ,national    
,environmental ,policy ,act is one of   
the most important tools available in   
the fight against the climate crisis2   
,whereas efforts to block the           
enforcement of the ,national            

,environmental ,policy ,act will make it
 easier for corporate polluters to hide 
the air1 water1 and climate impacts of  
major projects2 ,whereas efforts to     
block the enforcement of the ,national  
,environmental ,policy ,act will        
undermine critical building requirements
 that make our roads1 bridges1 and other
 infrastructure safer and better        
prepared to withstand natural disasters 
such as wildfires1 floods1 and storms1  
which are getting more destructive and  
severe as a result of climate change2   
,whereas efforts to block the           
enforcement of the ,national            
,environmental ,policy ,act will require
 the ,united ,states to spend billions  
more taxpayer dollars on infrastructure 
projects that won't survive the effects 
of climate change2 ,whereas the         
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act is
 a critical civil rights tool that gives
 all ,americans a voice in ,federal     
decision making by allowing communities 
to be informed and weigh in on major    

proposed projects affecting their       
communities2 ,whereas the ,national     
,environmental ,policy ,act requires    
,federal agencies to evaluate the degree
 to which proposed projects affect air  
quality1 water quality1 public health1  
and public safety in nearby communities 
and consider alternative approaches that
 would be better for nearby communities 
and the environment2 ,whereas before the
 enactment of the ,national             
,environmental ,policy ,act there was   
often no way for people living in       
disadvantaged communities to become     
aware of1 much less have their voices   
heard on1 major projects that would     
result in disproportionate health and   
environmental impacts in their          
neighborhoods2 ,whereas that when the   
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act's 
public input process is cut short or    
weakened1 ill-conceived projects advance
 that can have devastating public health
 and environmental consequences for     
,american communities2 and ,whereas the 

,national ,environmental ,policy ,act's 
charge to foster and maintain conditions
 under which man and nature can exist in
 productive harmony is timeless and its 
insistence on meaningful local          
involvement1 sustainable development1   
and deliberate ,federal decision making 
was1 and remains1 visionary3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 reaffirms the value of the         
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act2  
7#b7 supports the continued enforcement 
of longstanding legal requirements of   
the ,national ,environmental ,policy    
,act1 including the required            
consideration of climate change when    
developing and planning ,federal        
infrastructure projects2 and  7#c7      
opposes the ,trump administration's     
ongoing efforts to undermine the        
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act   
through the regulatory process4