Inspiring Effects of the National Environmental Policy Act of the USA upon Improvement of China's Environmental Protection Law Regime

The National Environmental Policy Act(1969),an important law in the world legislative history of environmental law,has,with a series of innovations,laid a solid foundation for modern American environmental laws.It offers strategic inspirations for establishment of China's environmental law regime in the new era,which include careful choice of strategic break-through policies,nursing new notions,change of governmental functions and reform of old system.From these four aspects,American experiences can be surely gained to improve China's environmental law regime.