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The Nation Environmental Act Policy of 1969 (NEPA) was signed into law by President Nixon.  It was a huge milestone in the fight for environmental rights.  In fact it is considered by many to be the Magna Carta in terms of environmental regulation laws.  The act first came to be when it became apparent that there were many severe and in some cases irreversible effects on the environment due to urbanization, pollution, and many other byproducts of civilization.  The policy ensures that in order for buildings, airports, or any other construction projects to take place, environmental agencies must issue permits and in-force regulations to protect the environment.(http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-national-environmental-policy-act)  This policy sparked a series of environmentally centered laws due to public and professional demand.   In modern days, before a permit is issued a environmental assessment takes place first.  This insures no unlawful manipulations to the environment are being made.  Environmental impact is often unavoidable and alternative ways to complete a task are often considered in order to complete a task.(http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/104676)  In doing this, NEPA has protected many ecosystems to a further extant than would have been done in previous years.  Environmental laws are also getting stricter in order to meet the impact a growing society is bond to have on our planet.  More and more environmental protection agencies have sprung up especially within the last to decades.  However this is not the case in many countries around the world, especially those developing countries with issues currently being put before the environment.  This is unfortunate because even pollution from across the world, whether it be water pollution, air pollution, etc, can affect other areas around the world.  The world is in fact one big ecosystem.  The National Environmental Act of 1969 was one of the corner stones of the on going efforts to ensure the protection of our environment and is still in full effect today.