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The Clean Air Act of 1963 (Pub. L. 88–206) was the first federal legislation to permit the U.S. federal government to take direct action to control air pollution. It extended the 1955 research program, encouraged cooperative state, local, and federal action to reduce air pollution, appropriated $95 million over three years to support the ...
Section 202(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act requires the Administrator of the EPA to establish standards "applicable to the emission of any air pollutant from…new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines, which in [her] judgment cause, or contribute to, air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare" (emphasis added). [3]
Toxic Substances Control Act: 1963 Clean Air Act (1963) 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments 1965 Solid Waste Disposal Act: 1977 Clean Water Act Amendments 1965 Water Quality Act: 1980 CERCLA (Superfund) 1967 Air Quality Act: 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments: 1969 National Environmental Policy Act: 1986 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: 1970
US counties that are designated "nonattainment" for the Clean Air Act's NAAQS, as of September 30, 2017. The U.S. National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS, pronounced / ˈ n æ k s / naks) are limits on atmospheric concentration of six pollutants that cause smog, acid rain, and other health hazards. [1]
The Clean Air Act may refer to: ... Clean Air Act (United States), 1963, with later amendments; Clean Air Act 1972, in New Zealand; See also. Air quality law;
The US Clean Air Act was enacted in 1963. It was the federal government's first major step towards air pollution control. Currently the CAA regulates six criteria air contaminants from stationary sources: particulate matter, lead, ozone, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and sulfur oxides. Amendments have been added to the CAA, in 1970, 1977 ...
This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1963. They relate to ... US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Clean Air Act. [1] References
The Clean Air Act NSPS dictate the level of pollution that a new stationary source may produce. These standards are authorized by Section 111 of the CAA [2] and the regulations are published in 40 CFR Part 60. [3] NSPS have been established for a number of individual industrial or source categories. Examples: