Council on Environmental Quality

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The Council on Environmental Quality is a U.S. federal agency that coordinates environmental efforts across the executive branch and oversees implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal agency
environmental agency
advises President of the United States
appliesToJurisdiction United States federal government
collaboratesWith United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Energy
United States Department of the Interior
United States Environmental Protection Agency
coordinatesWith United States executive branch
country United States
createdBy National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
employs environmental policy experts
lawyers specializing in environmental law
focusesOn climate change mitigation and adaptation
environmental justice
environmental protection
natural resource conservation
sustainable development
formedIn 1970
hasAbbreviation CEQ
hasChairpersonTitle Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality
hasJurisdictionOver federal environmental policy coordination
hasMainResponsibility coordination of federal environmental efforts
development of environmental policy recommendations for the President of the United States
oversight of National Environmental Policy Act procedures
hasScope federal environmental review processes
national environmental policy
hasWebsite https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
isPartOf Office of the President
issues guidance on environmental assessments
guidance on environmental impact statements
regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act
legalBasis National Environmental Policy Act
Title 42 of the United States Code
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
monitors federal agency compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act
overseesImplementationOf National Environmental Policy Act
parentOrganization Executive Office of the President of the United States
partOf Executive Office of the President of the United States
regulates federal environmental impact assessment procedures
subordinateTo President of the United States
supervises implementation of environmental impact statement requirements by federal agencies
typeOfJurisdiction federal
worksOn climate policy coordination
environmental justice policy coordination
federal sustainability policy


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