Clean Air Act
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The Clean Air Act is a landmark U.S. federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources to protect public health and the environment from air pollution.
Aliases (20)
- Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 ×2
- 1970 Clean Air Act amendments ×1
- 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments ×1
- 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments ×1
- Clean Air Act (in Alaska) ×1
- Clean Air Act (state implementation) in Washington ×1
- Clean Air Act Amendments of 1970 ×1
- Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 ×1
- Clean Air Act Part C ×1
- Clean Air Act Section 109 ×1
- Clean Air Act Section 111(b) ×1
- Clean Air Act Title I ×1
- Clean Air Act amendments of 1963–1967 ×1
- Clean Air Act amendments of 1967 ×1
- Clean Air Act codified sections ×1
- Section 111 of the Clean Air Act ×1
- Section 112 of the Clean Air Act ×1
- Title I of the Clean Air Act ×1
- Title IV – Acid Deposition Control ×1
- Title V of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
→
environmental law → |
| abbreviation |
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
→
surface form: "NAAQS"
NESHAP → NSPS → SIPs → |
| administeredBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency → |
| aimsTo |
control air pollution
→
protect public health → protect the environment → |
| authorizes |
citizen suits
→
federal enforcement actions → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| establishes |
Acid Rain Program
→
National Ambient Air Quality Standards → NESHAP →
surface form: "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants"
New Source Performance Standards → Prevention of Significant Deterioration program → Title V operating permit program → |
| focusesOn |
air quality monitoring
→
ambient air quality standards → emission limitations → technology-based standards → |
| includesTitle |
Title I – Air Pollution Prevention and Control
→
Title II – Emission Standards for Moving Sources → Title III – General Provisions → Clean Air Act →
surface form: "Title IV – Acid Deposition Control"
Title V – Permits → Title VI – Stratospheric Ozone Protection → |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
→
surface form: "United States federal government"
|
| legalCitation | 42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq. → |
| primaryGoal | to achieve and maintain healthy air quality levels → |
| providesFor | federal implementation plans when states fail to act → |
| regulates |
air emissions
→
mobile sources → stationary sources → |
| requires |
best available control technology for major new sources in attainment areas
→
lowest achievable emission rate for major new sources in nonattainment areas → state implementation plans → |
| secondaryGoal | to protect public welfare from adverse effects of air pollution → |
| shortName | CAA → |
| targets |
carbon monoxide
→
criteria air pollutants → hazardous air pollutants → lead emissions → nitrogen oxides emissions → ozone precursors → particulate matter → sulfur dioxide emissions → |
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Title V of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990"
this entity surface form: "Clean Air Act amendments of 1967"
this entity surface form: "Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977"
this entity surface form: "1977 Clean Air Act Amendments"
this entity surface form: "1970 Clean Air Act amendments"
this entity surface form: "Clean Air Act amendments of 1963–1967"
this entity surface form: "Clean Air Act (in Alaska)"
this entity surface form: "Clean Air Act (state implementation) in Washington"
this entity surface form: "Clean Air Act codified sections"
this entity surface form: "Title IV – Acid Deposition Control"
this entity surface form: "Section 112 of the Clean Air Act"
this entity surface form: "Clean Air Act Section 109"
this entity surface form: "Section 111 of the Clean Air Act"
this entity surface form: "Clean Air Act Title I"
this entity surface form: "Clean Air Act Part C"
this entity surface form: "Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990"
this entity surface form: "Clean Air Act Amendments of 1970"
this entity surface form: "Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990"
this entity surface form: "Title I of the Clean Air Act"
this entity surface form: "Clean Air Act Section 111(b)"
this entity surface form: "1990 Clean Air Act Amendments"