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complete the following paragraph about environmental laws and conditions in the 1970s.
one of the first environmental legislative acts passed by a bipartisan congress signed into law by richard nixon in 1970 was the
, which required government agencies to conduct environmental impact studies for building projects. the
decade ended with a hazardous chemical incident at .
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Explanation:

1. The 1970 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), signed by Richard Nixon, mandated federal agencies to complete environmental impact assessments for major projects.
2. The 1979 Love Canal incident, where toxic waste leached from a buried canal into a residential area, was a defining hazardous chemical event that concluded the 1970s.

Answer:

First blank: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Second blank: Love Canal