The United States is the world's largest producer and consumer of environmental protection technologies worldwide (EPA). The Clean Air Act was set forth in March of 1960's by the United States Congress. The clean air act of 1970 is a federal law that controls the air emissions from steady and moving sources. The clean air act also gave the Environmental Protection Agency the right to create the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, which protects public health and welfare and to organize emissions of harmful air pollutants. Because of the clean air act agencies can always implement new laws to protect our environment through amendments.
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. Since power plants and steel mills are mainly located in cities and towns with high populations of adults and children the environmental protection agency had to take charge. These plants were burning chemicals and polluting the air people were breathing, affecting the health and welfare of its residents. 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. This was the first federal legislation designed to control the emissions for automobiles. It also authorized the department of health, education, and welfare to establish the first federally mandated light duty vehicles emission standards. The act required a 72 percent reduction in hydrocarbon emissions, and a 56 percent reduction in carbon monoxide emissions. Also in 1967 the government created the Air Quality Act, which authorized enforcement procedures for air pollution problems involving interstate transport of pollutants.
