Their are many environmental protection agency and policy's that have been created due to trying to conserve the natueral resources around the world. The most famous is the NEPA. Congress recognized the potency of the issue in the late 1969 by passing the National Environmental Policy Act. You can view the full act at www.nepa.gov/nepa/regs/nepa/nepaeqia.htm. This act was made primarily to conserve the wilderness, but most recently it is now the protector of air, land, and water. President Nixon decided to establish an autonomous regulatory body to oversee the enforcement of environmental policy. This group is now known as the United States Environmental Protection Agency, also know as the (EPA). Their mission was to establish and enforce the environmental protection standards that were consistent with national environmental goals. Without them industries, business and local governments would disregard environmental concerns of citizens.