The Clean Air Act of 1963

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The Clean Air Act of 1963

• By Peter Ellis
• Per. 6
• Basic Info
• -Amended 1965, 1970, 1977, 1990
• -National policy
• -Enforced by the EPA

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Legislation

• Allows the EPA to set National Ambient Air
  Quality Standards (NAAQS)
• Primary goal of the act was to set and achieve
  NAAQSs in every state by 1975
• Amended in 1977 and 1990 to set new standards and
  dates for their implementation

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Hazardous Air Pollutants

• Prior to the 1990 revisal of the act few
  limitations were set on emissions
• After 1990 the CAA set standards which regulate
  the emissions from point-source major sources
  (those that release more than 10 tons of a single
  airborne pollutant or more than 25 tons of
  multiple pollutants
• The EPA also set Maximum Achievable Control
  Technology (MACT) standards which require a
  maximum reduction of hazardous air pollutants