Council on Environmental Quality
The Council on Environmental Quality is a White House office that advises the president on environmental policy. It helps coordinate how federal agencies consider environmental effects before they act, and it issues guidance for that review. It also works with agencies on conservation and climate goals.
People usually bring questions about how environmental reviews of federal projects work, what the council's regulations and guidance cover, and how it relates to the Environmental Protection Agency. Others ask how the office is led and how its role has been shaped by law.
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