▁attributed ▁to ▁C ald well , ▁whose ▁testim ony ▁at ▁the ▁Senate ▁hearing ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁laid ▁the ▁ground work ▁for ▁inclusion ▁of ▁prov isions ▁requiring ▁an ▁evaluation ▁of ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁all ▁major ▁federal ▁projects ▁significantly ▁affect ing ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁environment . ▁In ▁these ▁“ d etailed ▁statements ,” ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁term ed ▁in ▁the ▁Act , ▁all ▁reason ably ▁for ese e able ▁social , ▁economic , ▁and ▁environmental ▁effects ▁of ▁a ▁proposed ▁action ▁and ▁any ▁possible ▁alternatives ▁to ▁it ▁must ▁be ▁identified ▁and ▁ass essed ▁before ▁any ▁federal ▁action ▁takes ▁place . ▁ ▁NE PA ▁has ▁been ▁em ulated , ▁in ▁one ▁form ▁or ▁another , ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁hundred ▁other ▁countries , ▁and ▁many ▁states ▁have ▁also ▁established ▁“ min i ▁NE P As .” ▁When ▁national ▁government ▁ag encies ▁first ▁started ▁to ▁prepare ▁E IS s , ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁professional ▁associations ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁planning ▁and ▁problem ▁solving ▁that ▁NE PA ▁demanded . ▁Sub sequently , ▁C ald well ' s ▁efforts ▁in ▁form ulating ▁NE PA , ▁and ▁later ▁prom oting ▁it , ▁led ▁to ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Environment al ▁Prof ession als ▁( NA EP ), ▁a ▁national ▁professional ▁association ▁of ▁persons ▁who ▁prepare ▁E IS s . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁and ▁awards ▁The ▁many ▁awards ▁C ald well ▁received ▁included ▁the ▁William ▁E . ▁Mos her ▁Award ▁( 1 9 6 4 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Marshall ▁E . ▁Dim ock ▁Award ▁of