The Clean Air Act: The Dangers Of The Clean Air Act

The world is filled with many beautiful things; however, the view has been clouded by air pollution. Everyone deserves to breathe freely without smog and other toxic pollutants flying around. Clean air is vital to the quality and longevity of life, not just for human beings but for animals, too. The Clean Air Act is a necessary law made to limit the amount of bad air from cars and other types of motor vehicles. The Clean Air Act of 1970 gave the Environmental Protection Agency the right to create regulations that would keep in check the hazardous air pollutants. The National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) are those guidelines. These standards were put in place to make sure the manufacturers knew the accepted level of air emissions

The Act was amended in 1977 and 1990 primarily to set new goals for achieving attainment of NAAQS since many areas of the country had failed to meet the deadlines.

The Clean Air Act has been positive legislation as it has guarded the health of families as well as made breathing much easier by reducing the amount of harmful pollutants from the air. With this Act Americans have had more time to enjoy the outdoors and not become bogged down because of illness. With this Act, no longer do you see cars blowing out dark smoke from their exhaust pipes or a city skyline with a black haze around it. With the implementation of the Clean Air Act and its amendments, there have been a reduction in the amounts of premature death; people are living longer healthier lives, children are not missing school reducing the need to make a visit to the doctor’s office incurring a medical expense. In 2010, a study was completed by the EPA and found the amounts