Environmental Affairs in the 91st Congress, 1st Session Page: I
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Foreword
The Environmental Policy Division of the -Legislative Reference
Service was formed in September 1969 by recombining existing groups of
researchers. Recognizing the rapid growth of environmental affairs, the
first item of business for the new division was to bring some order to the
variety of legislative proposals and related documentation. This report
is a preliminary attempt to provide a complete listing of Congressional
activities for the 1st Session of the 91st Congress. At the end of the 2d
Session, the entire two year period will be reviewed in a single volume.
Because of the immediate usefulness of such a compilation, some
sacrifices of form and style have been made so that publication could pro-
ceed as rapidly as possible. The authors welcome comments and criticism
and especially the calling to our attention of any omissions or errors.
Some delimiting of the term "environment" is necessary. The
scope of this report is the natural environment as it interacts with man's
activities, rather than the social environment in which person-to-person
relationships predominate. Further, only those documents generated by or
for the Congress are considered... r
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Congressional Research Service. Environmental Policy Division. Environmental Affairs in the 91st Congress, 1st Session, report, May 16, 1970; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1039058/m1/2/: accessed May 31, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.