TY  - BOOK
TI  - Congressional digest: Endangered Species Act : a landmark environmental law reconsidered
SN  - 0010-5899
AV  - JK1 .C65
PY  - 1922///-
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Congressional Digest, Inc.
KW  - Endangered species
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - United States
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Periodicals
N1  - Endangered Species Act Overview -- Endangered Species Act -- Implementation -- Endangered Species Worldwide -- Legislative Background on Endangered Species -- Opioid Legislation -- Water Resources -- Teen Vaping -- Border Wall Funding -- Are Proposed Regulatory and Legislative Changes to the Endangered Species Act Warranted? PROs: U.S. Department of the Interior, Honorable Matt Mead, Honorable John Barrasso; CONs: Honorable Tom Carper, Defenders of Wildlife, Virginia Department of Natural Resources
N2  - On January 1, 1970, in response to growing public con­cern for the environment and the effects of industrial pollution, President Richard Nixon signed into law the National Environmental Policy Act, establishing the Pres­ident’s Council on Environmental Quality. Soon after that, the Environmental Protection Agency was formed, Americans celebrated the first Earth Day, and Congress passed a flurry of environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and, in 1973, the Endan­gered Species Act (ESA).

The ESA enjoyed near unanimous support at the time of its passage. The House report called the value of the genetic heritage protected by the ESA “quite literally, incalculable,” adding, “Sheer self-interest impels us to be cautious.” During the signing ceremony, President Nixon said, “Nothing is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed…”
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