CAA
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CAA is the commonly used abbreviation for the U.S. Clean Air Act, a landmark federal law regulating air emissions to protect public health and the environment.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clean Air Act | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal law ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CAA self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| acronymOf | CAA self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| authorizes |
Acid Rain Program
ⓘ
NESHAP ⓘ
surface form:
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
New Source Performance Standards ⓘ Prevention of Significant Deterioration program ⓘ Title V operating permit program ⓘ stratospheric ozone protection program ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism |
citizen suits
ⓘ
civil penalties ⓘ criminal penalties ⓘ |
| establishes |
New Source Review
ⓘ
surface form:
New Source Review program
criteria pollutants framework ⓘ nonattainment area classifications ⓘ |
| expandsTo | Clean Air Act ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
acid rain
ⓘ
ambient air quality ⓘ hazardous air pollutants ⓘ regional haze ⓘ stratospheric ozone protection ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| legalCitation | 42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq. ⓘ |
| majorAmendmentYear |
1970
ⓘ
1977 ⓘ 1990 ⓘ |
| originalEnactmentYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| policyType | environmental regulation ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | protection of public health ⓘ |
| regulates |
air emissions
ⓘ
mobile sources of air pollution ⓘ stationary sources of air pollution ⓘ |
| requires |
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
ⓘ
State Implementation Plans ⓘ |
| secondaryGoal | protection of the environment ⓘ |
| section |
Title I – Air Pollution Prevention and Control
ⓘ
Title II – Emission Standards for Moving Sources ⓘ Title III – General Provisions ⓘ Acid Rain Program ⓘ
surface form:
Title IV – Acid Deposition Control
Title V – Permits ⓘ Title VI – Stratospheric Ozone Protection ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Richard Nixon
ⓘ
surface form:
President Richard Nixon
|
| subjectOf |
air quality standards
ⓘ
greenhouse gas regulation debates ⓘ |
| title | Clean Air Act ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Clean Air Act