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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Council on Environmental Quality
|OrganizationType=Executive Department
|Mission=The Council on Environmental Quality coordinates federal environmental efforts and works closely with agencies and other White House offices in the development of environmental policies and initiatives. Its mission includes promoting environmental justice, advancing climate resilience, and ensuring sustainable development.
|ParentOrganization=Executive Office of the President of the United States
|CreationLegislation=National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)
|Employees=30
|Budget=$4 million (fiscal year 2023)
|OrganizationExecutive=Chair
|Services=Policy coordination; Environmental reviews; NEPA oversight; Climate policy
|Regulations=National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
|HeadquartersLocation=38.89942, -77.03821
|HeadquartersAddress=722 Jackson Place NW, Washington, DC 20503
|Website=https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq
}}
{{Short description|U.S. presidential advisory committee on environmental policy}}
{{Short description|U.S. presidential advisory committee on environmental policy}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Use American English|date=January 2024}}
 
{{Infobox Government agency
{{Infobox Government agency
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The '''Council on Environmental Quality''' ('''CEQ''') is a division of the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States|Executive Office of the President]] that coordinates federal [[Natural environment|environment]]al efforts in the [[United States]] and works closely with agencies and other White House offices on the development of environmental and energy policies and initiatives.
The '''Council on Environmental Quality''' ('''CEQ''') is a division of the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States|Executive Office of the President]] that coordinates federal [[Natural environment|environment]]al efforts in the [[United States]] and works closely with agencies and other White House offices on the development of environmental and energy policies and initiatives.


The first [[Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality]] was [[Russell E. Train]], under President [[Richard Nixon]]. Since April 14, 2021, the chair is [[Brenda Mallory (public official)|Brenda Mallory]].
The first [[Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality]] was Russell E. Train, under President [[Richard Nixon]].  


==Mission==
==Mission==
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===George W. Bush administration===
===George W. Bush administration===
President [[George W. Bush]]'s CEQ chairman was [[James L. Connaughton]], serving from 2001 to 2009. He was formerly a partner at the law firm [[Sidley Austin LLP]],<ref>"[https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/government/connaugton-bio.html Connaughton Whitehouse bio]," whitehouse.gov</ref> where he [[Lobbying|lobbied]] to reduce government regulation on behalf of clients including the [[Aluminum Company of America]] and the [[American Chemistry Council|Chemical Manufacturers Association of America]].<ref>Griscom Little, Amanda "[http://outsideonline.com/outside/features/200505/counter-enviroment-power-list-11.html Earth Shakers: The Counter-Enviro Power List] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926171051/http://outsideonline.com/outside/features/200505/counter-enviroment-power-list-11.html |date=2010-09-26 }}," Outside Magazine, May 2005</ref>
President George W. Bush's CEQ chairman was [[James L. Connaughton]], serving from 2001 to 2009. He was formerly a partner at the law firm [[Sidley Austin LLP]],<ref>"[https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/government/connaugton-bio.html Connaughton Whitehouse bio]," whitehouse.gov</ref> where he [[Lobbying|lobbied]] to reduce government regulation on behalf of clients including the [[Aluminum Company of America]] and the [[American Chemistry Council|Chemical Manufacturers Association of America]].<ref>Griscom Little, Amanda "[http://outsideonline.com/outside/features/200505/counter-enviroment-power-list-11.html Earth Shakers: The Counter-Enviro Power List] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926171051/http://outsideonline.com/outside/features/200505/counter-enviroment-power-list-11.html |date=2010-09-26 }}," Outside Magazine, May 2005</ref>


During the Bush administration, there were concerns over links between CEQ staffers and the industries it oversaw. [[BBC]] Environment Analyst [[Roger Harrabin]] described it as "a hard-line group of advisers with close links to the [[Petroleum in the United States|U.S. oil industry]]."<ref>Harrabin, Roger "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5408798.stm Links to oil industry]," BBC, 5 October 2006</ref> One CEQ chief of staff under President Bush, [[Philip Cooney]], was previously a [[lobbyist]] employed by the [[American Petroleum Institute]].<ref>Revkin, Andrew "[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/10/politics/11cooney.long.html?ex=1276056000&en=7da9d69d3b1ecb1a&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Lobbyist for API]," New York Times; June 10, 2005</ref> In June 2005, ''The New York Times'' published an internal CEQ memo provided by federal [[whistleblower]] [[Rick Piltz]]. The memo showed Cooney had repeatedly edited government climate reports in order to play down links between [[exhaust gas|emission]]s and [[global warming]]. Cooney, who claimed he had been planning to resign for two years, resigned two days after the scandal broke "to spend more time with his family."<ref>Revkin, Andrew "[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/politics/08climate.html?ei=5090&en=22149dc70c0731d8&ex=1275883200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Cooney resignation]," ''The New York Times'', June 8, 2005</ref> Immediately after resigning, Cooney went to work for [[ExxonMobil]] in their public affairs department.<ref>Wilson, Jamie "[https://www.theguardian.com/usa/story/0,12271,1507554,00.html Cooney move to ExxonMobil]," ''The Guardian'', June 16, 2005</ref> In 2005 Piltz created a watchdog organization Climate Science Watch, a program of the [[Government Accountability Project]].<ref>"[http://www.climatesciencewatch.org/history/ History]". Climate Science&nbsp;&amp; Policy Watch. climatesciencewatch.org. Retrieved February&nbsp;4, 2018.</ref>
During the Bush administration, there were concerns over links between CEQ staffers and the industries it oversaw. [[BBC]] Environment Analyst [[Roger Harrabin]] described it as "a hard-line group of advisers with close links to the [[Petroleum in the United States|U.S. oil industry]]."<ref>Harrabin, Roger "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5408798.stm Links to oil industry]," BBC, 5 October 2006</ref> One CEQ chief of staff under President Bush, [[Philip Cooney]], was previously a [[lobbyist]] employed by the [[American Petroleum Institute]].<ref>Revkin, Andrew "[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/10/politics/11cooney.long.html?ex=1276056000&en=7da9d69d3b1ecb1a&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Lobbyist for API]," New York Times; June 10, 2005</ref> In June 2005, ''The New York Times'' published an internal CEQ memo provided by federal [[whistleblower]] [[Rick Piltz]]. The memo showed Cooney had repeatedly edited government climate reports in order to play down links between [[exhaust gas|emission]]s and [[global warming]]. Cooney, who claimed he had been planning to resign for two years, resigned two days after the scandal broke "to spend more time with his family."<ref>Revkin, Andrew "[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/politics/08climate.html?ei=5090&en=22149dc70c0731d8&ex=1275883200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Cooney resignation]," ''The New York Times'', June 8, 2005</ref> Immediately after resigning, Cooney went to work for [[ExxonMobil]] in their public affairs department.<ref>Wilson, Jamie "[https://www.theguardian.com/usa/story/0,12271,1507554,00.html Cooney move to ExxonMobil]," ''The Guardian'', June 16, 2005</ref> In 2005 Piltz created a watchdog organization Climate Science Watch, a program of the [[Government Accountability Project]].<ref>"[http://www.climatesciencewatch.org/history/ History]". Climate Science&nbsp;&amp; Policy Watch. climatesciencewatch.org. Retrieved February&nbsp;4, 2018.</ref>
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| [[James L. Connaughton]]
| [[James L. Connaughton]]
| June 18, 2001 – January 19, 2009
| June 18, 2001 – January 19, 2009
| [[George W. Bush]]
| George W. Bush
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