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United States Clean Air Act |
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United States Clean Air Act was introduced in Title 42, Chapter 85 of the U.S. Code. The United States Clean Air Act passed by Congress in 1990 to control air pollution in the United States.
United States Clean Air Act was initially passed in 1963, but major amendments were made in both 1970 and 1990. The United States Clean Air Act implements a comprehensive program for reducing air pollution. The major provisions of United States Clean Air Act includes
- Provisions for Attainment and Maintenance of National
- Ambient Air Quality Standards
- Provisions Relating to Mobile Sources
- Air Toxics
- Acid Deposition Control
- Permits
- Provisions Relating to Enforcement
There are major roles that United States Clean Air Act plays to provide a clean and hygienic environment. The major roles can be summarized as
- Supports the application of market-based ideologies and other ground-breaking approaches, like performance-based standards and emission banking and trading
- Makes available a structure from which substitute unsoiled fuels will be used by setting standards in the fleet and California pilot program that can be met by the most money-making amalgamation of fuels and technology
- Encourages the utilization of uncontaminated low sulfur coal and natural gas, as well as inventive technologies to clean high sulfur coal through the acid rain program
- Minimizes outflow of energy waste and creates a substantial market for clean fuels derived from grain and natural gas to reduce dependence on oil imports by one million barrels/day
- Supports energy conservation through an acid rain program that leads to emission reductions through programs that also encourage customers to conserve energy.
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