Special Message to the Congress on Environmental Quality

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policy speech presidential address

"Special Message to the Congress on Environmental Quality" is a 1970 presidential address by Richard Nixon outlining his administration’s environmental agenda and institutional reforms, including the creation of major federal environmental programs and structures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf policy speech ⓘ
presidential address ⓘ
author Richard Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ
branchOfGovernmentAddressed legislative branch of the United States ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
date 1970 ⓘ
decade 1970s ⓘ
deliveredBy Richard Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ
described creation of major federal environmental programs ⓘ
creation of new federal environmental institutions ⓘ
documentType presidential message to Congress ⓘ
executiveBranchRole sets environmental priorities for the executive branch ⓘ
genre environmental policy document ⓘ
political speech ⓘ
hasTitle Special Message to the Congress on Environmental Quality NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod early modern environmental policy era in the United States ⓘ
impact influenced subsequent federal environmental initiatives ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus non-binding policy message ⓘ
location Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mainSubject environmental policy ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ
environmental quality ⓘ
federal environmental programs ⓘ
institutional reform ⓘ
natural resources management ⓘ
pollution control ⓘ
policyArea air pollution control ⓘ
conservation of natural resources ⓘ
environmental research and monitoring ⓘ
pesticide regulation ⓘ
solid waste management ⓘ
urban environment ⓘ
water pollution control ⓘ
politicalContext United States environmental movement ⓘ
post–World War II environmental legislation in the United States ⓘ
presentedTo United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
presidentialAdministration Nixon administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose to outline the Nixon administration’s environmental agenda ⓘ
to propose federal environmental institutional reforms ⓘ
to recommend creation of major federal environmental programs and structures ⓘ
relatedTo United States federal environmental policy ⓘ
environmental legislation in the United States ⓘ
growth of federal environmental regulation ⓘ

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Nixon Reorganization Plan creating EPA → announcedIn → Special Message to the Congress on Environmental Quality ⓘ