Clean Air Act Dbq

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I would like talk about Clean Air Act first and then the Clean Water Act second, this is due to the fact that they need to be addressed together.
The Clean Air Act began with the Air Pollution Control Act, which was created in 1955, after many state and local governments were disgruntled with dealing about air pollution. Therefore, the federal government decided to pass legislation to manage the problem on a national scale. The Act was intended to provide research and technical assistance relating to air pollution. In 1963 Congress yet again passed another Act, which we know of today as the Clean Air Act to “improve, strengthen, and accelerate programs for the prevention and abatement of air pollution” (American Meteorological Society).

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