The major purpose of The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 is to create a unity between man and his environment and to ensure the quality of the environment and human health. The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 rose out of the environmental movement in the United States which took place during the 1960’s and 1970’s. This movement was the start of taking action to protect the environment. World War II played a big role in the beginning of this movement. After the war people were left wanting a better, healthier quality of life, so conservationists and environmentalists began to look to political action. The government began to acknowledge all of the harm that had been done to the environment and it’s degradation over substantial