Today a rampart of federal legislation, such as the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act, would block the way.

如今有联邦法律保护，如《国家环境政策法案》和《濒危物种法》，会阻碍建坝。

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Already a consortium of nine environmental groups plans to contest the Vogtle licence in court, alleging that the NRC violated the National Environmental Policy Act by failing fully to consider the environmental impact of the new reactors.

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Navigating the inter-agency dispute requires venturing into the arcane world of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

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In addition to common business challenges like financing and securing customer contracts, the group has spent the better part of the last ten years navigating the National Environmental Policy Act, which means showing why a refinery won't negatively affect everything from flowers and shrubs to endangered species of animals.

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