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Congress passes the first federal legislation aimed at reducing pollution.
Carbon monoxide, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Sulfur dioxide, Particulate matter with aerodynamic size less than or equal to 10 micrometers (PM-10), and Lead are the six criteria pollutants.
National Academy of Science reported that
leaded gas is the largest source of atmospheric
lead. Sped up the phase-out of leaded gasoline.
Regarded as an innovative approach toward curbing sulfur dioxides (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx)
The U.S. Department of Justice files suit against seven utilities claiming that “repairs” undertaken over the past two decades without corresponding pollution control upgrades violate New Source Review.
EPA will allow companies to avoid updating emission controls if their plant’s equipment has been reviewed at any time within the past decade, and the measures used to calculate emissions levels will be reconfigured.
Communities will now not know when a nearby power plant is increasing the amount of pollutants pumped into their backyards. The new regulations are slated to go into effect in March 2003.
Starting in the 1920s, oil companies began adding tetraethyl lead to (TEL) gasoline to deliver greater power to internal-combustion engines.
Catalytic converters were the answer to improved engine efficiency, and leaded gasoline would not work with them. In 1970, General Motors announced it would make the switch to cleaner gas by 1974 to meet the requirements of the Clean Air Act. The other major auto companies followed suit.
http://www.acslpa.org/html/clean_air_act_timeline.html
A report by the Journal of the American Medical Association credits Clean Air Act regulations pertaining to automobile emissions with a reduction in carbon monoxide-related deaths, saving 11,700 lives between 1968-1998.
Almost all the pollutants that contribute to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards have significantly decreased since 1970
Phase I units reduce their SO2 emissions by 45%
Leaded Gas is introduced to the market.