Americans began to develop and embrace a type of ideal that civilization would be happier in greener circumstances. ... The air pollution in Los Angeles was so bad that it was equaled to the amount of smoking 2.5 packs of cigarettes per day. ... The federal government also took interest in controlling the pollution. Congress passed laws that served as important examples for future lawmaking action on pollution issues. ... The EPA was basically created to regulate and enforce federal programs on air, water pollution, environmental radiation, solid waste and pesticides. ...

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The main purpose of the clean air act of the 60's in the United Kingdom is to reduce air pollution from stationary sources such as power plants and steel mills. ... One provision that was implemented was smoking controlled areas( GOV.UK), these are certain areas where you can only burn certain types of fuels such as anthracite, semi anthracite, gas, low volatile coals. In 1965 in the United States implemented the Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act. ... We need the clean air act because we need to do something about the effects pollution has on our environment. ... Environmental dama...

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These acts are key laws that help protect our ocean from pollution, over fishing, endangerment and many more issues. ... Our actions such as egg collecting, hunting for sea turtle meat or shells, accidental capture in fishing nets, damage and loss of important habitat, and marine pollution have an effect that makes sea turtles more vulnerable to extinction. ... Sea turtles can be caught in almost any type of fishing net and with the increase in fishing fleets around the world it increases the threats to sea turtles. ... Pollution from the main land also has a big impact on the ocean. ...

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Banning two strokes is the wrong choice on the battle against pollution. Two stroke motorcycles account for very little, if any pollution that is in the atmosphere. ... I personally have ridden both types of motorcycles, and still own one of each today. ...

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