; (B) interdisciplinary approaches; or (C) the expertise of the public health, physical activity, nutrition and health care (including child health), urban planning, and transportation research communities in the United States and abroad. 1007. Environment and public health restoration (a) Findings (1) General findings Congress finds that— (A) humans share an environment with a wide variety of habitats and ecosystems that nurture and sustain a diversity of species; (B) the abundance of natural resources in the environment forms the basis for the economy and has greatly contributed to human development throughout history; (C) the accelerated pace of human development over the last several hundred years has significantly impacted— (i) the natural environment and its resources; (ii) the health and diversity of plant and animal life; (iii) the availability of critical habitats; (iv) the quality of the air and water; and (v) the global climate; (D) the intervention of the Federal Government is necessary to minimize and mitigate human impact on the environment— (i) for the benefit of public health; (ii) to maintain air quality and water quality; (iii) to sustain the diversity of plants and animals; (iv) to combat global climate change; and (v) to protect the environment; (E) laws and regulations in the United States have been enacted and promulgated to minimize and mitigate human impact on the environment for the benefit of public health, to maintain air quality and water quality, to sustain wildlife, and to protect the environment, including— (i) chapter 3203 of title 54, United States Code (commonly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906 ), which was initiated by President Theodore Roosevelt to create the National Park System; (ii) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); (iii) the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); (iv) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.)