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Draft Year: 1963 Amendment Years: 1965, 1970, 1990

Clean Air Act The law that defines EPA's responsibilities for protecting and improving the nation's air quality and the stratospheric ozone layer. Draft Year: 1963 Amendment Years: 1965, 1970, 1990 Purpose: To control air pollution on a national level. Regulated and Enforced by: EPA.

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Draft Year: 1963 Amendment Years: 1965, 1970, 1990

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  1. Clean Air ActThe law that defines EPA's responsibilities for protecting and improving the nation's air quality and the stratospheric ozone layer. Draft Year: 1963 Amendment Years: 1965, 1970, 1990 Purpose: To control air pollution on a national level. Regulated and Enforced by: EPA

  2. Amendments • 1963 – funding for the study and the cleanup of air pollution. • 1965 – Amendment required the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Services to create and enforce auto emission standards.  • 1970 – Congress passed a stronger CAA, which included a comprehensive federal response addressing air pollution.

  3. 1977 – Amendments required Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) of air quality for areas attaining the NAAQS, and added requirements for non-attainment areas. • 1990 – Stricter and more cost-effective approaches to reduce air pollution.

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