What regulations does the united states’ national environmental policy act (nepa) lay down? a. consider the effects of their actions on the environment b. governments need to take public consensus before beginning a development project c. factories need government approvals to establish a new plant d. factories need to take public consensus before beginning a development project

try answer multiple choice A: consider the effects of their actions on the environment

The correct answer is option A, that is, consider the effects of their actions on the environment.

Explanation:

The NEPA or the National Environmental Policy Act came into force on 1st January 1970. NEPA needs the federal agencies to evaluate the environmental effects of their suggested actions before making any kind of judgments. The array of activities that comes under NEPA is wide and comprises:  

1. Adopting federal land management activities,  

2. Making decisions on permit applications, and

3. Constructing highways and other publicly-owned facilities.  

With the application of NEPA, the agencies access the environmental and associated economic and social influences of their suggested actions.