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.

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Clean Air Act 0

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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

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CAA abbreviation CAA self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Clean Air Act
CAA acronymOf CAA self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Clean Air Act