What is the U.S. Clean Air Act (Section 608)?
The U.S. Clean Air Act Aims To Improve Air Quality The U.S. Clean Air Act is a federal law designed to reduce air pollution in order to improve the nation´s overall air quality. The intent of the federal law is to identify and reduce harmful substances that weaken the stratospheric ozone layer. Many of these pollutants can be found in companies, especially manufacturers, utility providers and facilities with equipment that uses chemical substances. Under the Act, they must follow the regulations or risk serious fines. The U.S. Congress passed the U.S. Clean Air Act in 1963. Prior to its passage, there were other regulations aimed at improving the country´s air quality. They included the Air Pollution Control Act of 1955, the Air Quality Act of 1967, the Clean Air Act Extension of 1970 and the Amendments of 1977. In addition to the laws set forth in the 1963 Act, a number of amendments and extensions were added to address new areas linked to air pollution and to help states better compl
