Council on Environmental Quality

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Council on Environmental Quality

722 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 20503

Phone, 202-395-5750 or 202-456-6224. Fax, 202-456-2710. Internet, www.whitehouse.gov/ceq.

Chair James Connaughton

Chief of Staff Philip Cooney

General Counsel Dinah Bear

Deputy General Counsel Ted Boling

Senior Associate Director John Howard

Associate Director for Communications Sam Thernstrom

Associate Director for Energy and Transportation Virginia Stephens

Associate Director for Legislative Affairs David Anderson

Associate Director for Natural Resources William Leary

Associate Director for NEPA Oversight Horst Greczmiel

Associate Director for Oceans, Coasts, and Ellen Athas

Environmental Policy

Associate Director for Toxics and Environmental Elizabeth Stolpe

Protection

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The Council on Environmental Quality formulates and recommends national policies to promote the improvement of the quality of the environment.

The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) was established within the Executive Office of the President by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.) established the Office of Environmental Quality (OEQ) to provide professional and administrative support for the

Council. The Council and OEQ are collectively referred to as the Council on Environmental Quality, and the CEQ Chair, who is appointed by the President, serves as the Director of OEQ.

The Council...