{"id":262163,"date":"2015-04-06T20:16:05","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T00:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-349772"},"modified":"2024-05-08T17:28:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T21:28:56","slug":"nepa","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/nepa\/","title":{"rendered":"National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"hds-secondary-nav-track\"><span>Environmental Management Division Navigation<\/span><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"hds-secondary-nav-track grid-container grid-container-extrawide padding-0 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-2 \"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-items\"><nav><ul class=\"usa-nav__primary usa-accordion flex-justify-center margin-0\"><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/osi\/\">Office of Strategic Infrastructure<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>EMD Focus Areas<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon 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href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/restoration\/\">Environmental Cleanup\/Restoration<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/ems-risk-management\/\">Environment Management System (EMS) \/ Risk Management<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=262109\">Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Management<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/environmental-compliance\/\">Environmental Compliance <\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item usa-current\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/nepa\/\">National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/energy-and-water-management\/\">Energy and Water Management<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/cultural-resources-management\/\">Cultural Resource Management (CRM)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/natural-resource-management\/\">Natural Resource Management<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/sustainability\/\">EMD Sustainability<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/nepa-international-programs\/\">International Programs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/emd-resources\/\">Other Environmental Resources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-0 bg-spacesuit-white wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-page-intro hds-page-intro-banner width-full maxw-full padding-0 hds-cover-wrapper minh-tablet\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto margin-bottom-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-top-9 padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-4 margin-bottom-3 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-md line-height-sm color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNational Environmental Policy Act\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a procedural statute that seeks to protect and enhance\u00a0the quality of the human environment by integrating environmental considerations into the planning of NASA actions as early as possible. ensuring that environment, technical, and economic considerations are weighed during decision making, and completing the NEPA process before taking action.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-4 margin-bottom-3 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1201\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nasa-nepa.png?w=1201\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Image of earth from a former NEPA presentation\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 51% 46%; object-position: 51% 46%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nasa-nepa.png 1201w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nasa-nepa.png?resize=300,87 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nasa-nepa.png?resize=768,222 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nasa-nepa.png?resize=1024,296 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nasa-nepa.png?resize=400,116 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nasa-nepa.png?resize=600,173 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nasa-nepa.png?resize=900,260 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-card-grid padding-top-7 padding-bottom-3 padding-x-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-card-grid\">\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-header grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-start margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading-sm line-height-sm\"><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-cards grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cards-included grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/nepa-at-a-glance.jpeg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Snowy mountain backdrop behind NASA facility\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 46% 51%; object-position: 46% 51%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/nepa-at-a-glance.jpeg 4032w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/nepa-at-a-glance.jpeg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/nepa-at-a-glance.jpeg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/nepa-at-a-glance.jpeg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/nepa-at-a-glance.jpeg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/nepa-at-a-glance.jpeg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/nepa-at-a-glance.jpeg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/nepa-at-a-glance.jpeg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/nepa-at-a-glance.jpeg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/nepa-at-a-glance.jpeg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/nepa-at-a-glance.jpeg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">About NEPA<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\"><\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/nepa\/about-nepa\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-waxing-gibbous-moon-above-the-pacific-ocean-52279003814-o.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The waxing gibbous Moon is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of north California.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 42% 54%; object-position: 42% 54%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-waxing-gibbous-moon-above-the-pacific-ocean-52279003814-o.jpg 4928w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-waxing-gibbous-moon-above-the-pacific-ocean-52279003814-o.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-waxing-gibbous-moon-above-the-pacific-ocean-52279003814-o.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-waxing-gibbous-moon-above-the-pacific-ocean-52279003814-o.jpg?resize=1024,575 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-waxing-gibbous-moon-above-the-pacific-ocean-52279003814-o.jpg?resize=1536,863 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-waxing-gibbous-moon-above-the-pacific-ocean-52279003814-o.jpg?resize=2048,1150 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-waxing-gibbous-moon-above-the-pacific-ocean-52279003814-o.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-waxing-gibbous-moon-above-the-pacific-ocean-52279003814-o.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-waxing-gibbous-moon-above-the-pacific-ocean-52279003814-o.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-waxing-gibbous-moon-above-the-pacific-ocean-52279003814-o.jpg?resize=1200,674 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-waxing-gibbous-moon-above-the-pacific-ocean-52279003814-o.jpg?resize=2000,1123 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">NEPA Public Reviews<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\"><\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/nepa\/nepa-public-reviews\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/admin-ajax.png?w=600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Photo of MSFC library\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/admin-ajax.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/admin-ajax.png?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/admin-ajax.png?resize=400,268 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">NEPA Library<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\"><\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/nepa\/nepa-library\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ej-picture.jpg?w=612\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Hands joining in unity in a circle\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ej-picture.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ej-picture.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ej-picture.jpg?resize=400,301 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ej-picture.jpg?resize=600,451 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Environmental Justice<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\"><\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/nepa\/environmental-justice\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/triangulum-galaxy.jpg?w=320\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"triangulum_galaxy\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 49% 52%; object-position: 49% 52%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/triangulum-galaxy.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/triangulum-galaxy.jpg?resize=300,214 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Updates to NEPA Rule<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\"><\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/nepa\/nepa-regulations\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" 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