In an effort to improve the lives of Americans, the United States Congress has enacted several legislative acts to reduce environmental pollutants. The motivation to take serious environmentally protective public policies came after 1948 when thick heavy smog covered the streets of Donora, Pennsylvania. The incident resulted in the death of 20 people with thousands more falling ill from the respiratory effects of the smog which carried yet unknown environmentally hazardous air pollutants from two factories in the city. This tragedy made the United States government aware that they needed to be concern about air pollution, and before the United Sates Congress passed the Clean Air Act, as we know it today, there were two previous acts that began to shape what now is a truly comprehensible Clean Air Act. In May of 1950 the first United States Technical Conference on Air Pollution was established, but it wasn’t until July 14, 1955 that Congress passed the first piece of legislation, the Air Pollution Control Act of 1955 (P.L. 84-159) signed by President Eisenhower. This first piece of legislation addressed pollution at its source and provided “research and technical assistance relating to air pollution control” (P.L. 159). It also assigned $5 million on annual funds for federal research on air pollution for the next five years. These funds had to be shared with states and educational institutions to assist in their own research on air pollution; by 1956, only $2 million of the approved $5 million were appropriated for research and technical assistance. The most influx of money was received in 1958 when Congress appropriated $4 million (Reitze). The Air Pollution Control Act of 1955 did not accomplish much as far as fixing air polluti... ... middle of paper ... ...utants (EPA). In addition, it mandated the removal of all ozone depleting substances as well as mandating a required permit program. This part of the amendment was called Clean Air Act Permitting Program (CAAPP). In this case permits would have to be attained by major sources of pollutants to operate. To have a successful implementation the 1990 amendment the EPA more tools for enforcement of these new regulations. The Environmental Protection Agency is undoubtedly the most influential and powerful agency in charge of protecting human and environmental health as well as writing and implementing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA is an agency that was created with the intent to meet public needs, express public values (Zaino 243) and prevent incidents such as the 1948 Donora Smog which was a catalyst to all of the Clean Air Acts enacted.
City of Los Angeles Environmental Affairs Department. “L.A. Made a Difference!” Los Angeles, CA: US. 1998. www.cityofla.org/EAD/article3.htm
The Clean Air Act of 1970 APU: BUSI 522 Michelle Manning September 22, 2015 The Clean Air Act of 1970 Introduction The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates air pollution through various policies passed through the Supreme Court. The scope of this paper is to investigate the Clean Air Act of 1970, and to analyze the impact it has on businesses and society. It provides a rationale for the policy, and contains a brief overview of governmental involvement in regulating air pollution.
The Clean Air Act (CAA) of 1970, which established nationwide standards for air quality, is one such “unfounded mandate.” Although it is a federal law, states must pay the cost of implementation and enforcement.
Many amendments were passed to alter the Federal Water Pollution Control Act so it could better maintained, implicated, and effectively better for
Environmental Protection Agency. Environmental Protection Agency, (Nov 2011). Caa national enforcement programs. Retrieved from website: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/civil/caa/caaenfprog.html
U.S. Enviromental Protection Agency. (2011, January 13). Retrieved January 20, 2011, from Summary of the Clean Air Act 42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq. (1970): http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/laws/caa.html
... this fact, people need to identify this problem and deal with it. By increasing the gasoline tax by one dollar, we will eventually fix it. Public transportation and safety on these transit ways will help with this dangerous effect on the environment. Air pollution cannot be stopped, but it can be softened over time.
As swans drift with the current on a secluded lake in upper Canada they think not of the water they are in but of dreams of the past and wants for the future. On the other hand, seals off the coast of Northern California fear for their lives every day of humans exploiting their natural habitat. Many things can endanger water born animals, and most all of these come directly from humans. The pollutants of water come from many sources both close and far away from the water body itself. Wastes of humans are the major cause of pollution in the water, such materials include sewage, chemicals among other notable items. First, the composition water: water is odorless, tasteless and a transparent liquid. Though in large quantities water appears to have a bluish tint, it maintains the transparent tendency when observed in smaller quantities. Water covers approximately seventy percent of the Earth's surface in the solid and liquid form. Pollutants can be carried over a great distance by combining with evaporating moisture, forming clouds and then the wind taking the clouds to the larger body of water. This process is called acid rain and it is a major source of water pollution. Acid rain has been a problem since the Industrial Revolution, and has kept growing ever since. With acid rain moving over to a fresh water body, the plants and animals could experience pollution that they never had to deal with before and they could possibly die for the sudden change without them having time to adapt, if this is possible.
Congress enacted legislation now known as the Clean Water Act. During the Truman era, originally called the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The bill Congress passed in 1972 was an overhaul of the original act. The Clean Water Act set limits on the amount of pollutants industries and cities could discharge and gave the Environmental Protection Agency the power to sue and penalize polluters that exceeded those limits. Congress banned DDT, reduced emissions and sued major cities.
Clean Air Act The Clean Air Act is the law which has been passed to ensure that we have air that isn't contaminated and alright for us to relax. The law's principle goal is public health assurance, and likewise looks to secure the environment from air pollution. Characteristics of the Clean Air Act: Set national health-based air quality standards for insurance against basic pollutants including ozone, carbon monoxide, model dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and lead. New methodologies were made for cleaning of the air to meet the health standards inside a concurred period. EPA sets national standards for significant wellsprings of air pollution in autos, trucks and electric power plants.
PURPOSE: To persuade my audience that we must take action now to control air pollution
One of the most dangerous environment issues Southern California is facing today is air pollution. This includes the burning of fossil fuels and natural disasters. Los Angeles is one of the most polluted cities in the world, and the most polluted city in the United States. I will research information about the causes, the effects, and the history of air pollution in the Los Angeles. For my research, I have relied mostly on, the school’s database and library, as well as current events.
Our Congress created the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in 1969 in order to establish an environmental foundation for mankind. This policy endorses harmony between humans and the vast ecosystems surrounding them. To obtain this goal and provide our future with resources as well, NEPA is separated into two titles. The first title declares the policy in detail while the second title focuses on the Council on Environmental Quality. The CEQ oversees the effectiveness of current methods, the reactions of the environment to those methods, and implements revisions as necessary.
Relevance: Air pollution is something that everyone should be concern, especially if we’re advancing a lot in technology, especially in vehicles and the importance of our air or the environment.
Besides, non-government organizations(NGOs) organized by environmentalists devotes to push governments’ process of treating the air pollution move faster and forward. In 1994, American Lung Association as a model of NGOs committed to speeding up the review of the ozone standard by bringing a lawsuit to compel United States Environmental Protection Agency(EPA). The effort was rewarded in 1997 when EPA