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National Environmental Education Act

The National Environmental Education Act of 1990 requires EPA to provide national leadership to increase environmental literacy. EPA established the Office of Environmental Education to implement this program.

The National Environmental Education Act (NEEA) of 1990 in presented in PDF format below.

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National Environmental Education Act (PDF)(15 pp, 193 K)