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  1. www.epa.gov › clean-air-act-overview › clean-air-actThe Clean Air Act - Highlights of the 1990 Amendments

    Nov 21, 2023 · On November 15, 1990 the Clean Air Act was revised with overwhelming bipartisan support and signed into law by President George H. W. Bush. Specifically the amendments were designed to curb four major threats to the environment and to the health of millions of Americans: acid rain, urban air pollution, toxic air emissions, and stratospheric ...

  2. environmentamerica.org › articles › lessons-inLessons in bipartisanship: the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments

    Nov 15, 2017 · November 15, 2017. Twenty-seven years ago today (November 15, 1990), President George H.W. Bush, backed by a supermajority of Congress, improved the Clean Air Act. The new law was one of the most significant steps the nation has ever taken to protect public health and the environment.

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Clean_Air_Act_(United_States)Clean Air Act (United States) - Wikipedia

    The Clean Air Act ( CAA) is the United States' primary federal air quality law, intended to reduce and control air pollution nationwide. Initially enacted in 1963 and amended many times since, it is one of the United States' first and most influential modern environmental laws .

    • An Act to improve, strengthen, and accelerate programs for the prevention and abatement of air pollution, as amended.

  5. www.scientificamerican.com › article › bush-had-aBush Had a Lasting Impact on Climate and Air Policy

    Dec 3, 2018 · Bush’s actions on climate change came after what may be his strongest environmental legacy, the signing of the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments. The revisions to the act changed the way the...

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  7. www.americanprogress.org › wp-content › uploads25 Years of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments

    Proposed by President George H.W. Bush in 1989, the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 substantially strengthened the Clean Air Act, or CAA—first passed in 1970—in order to...

  8. www.treehugger.com › clean-air-act-5112438The Clean Air Act: Summary and Impact - Treehugger

    Aug 22, 2021 · Current Status. The Clean Air Act (CAA, or the Act) is a federal law aimed at combating issues facing air quality nationwide. In addition to regulating stationary sources of air pollution,...

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  10. millercenter.org › president › bushGeorge H. W. Bush: Domestic Affairs | Miller Center

    Clean Air Act. Bush took the lead with the other significant piece of domestic legislation he signed while in office: the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Ironically, an environmental disaster aided his efforts; in March 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground, and more than 10 million gallons of oil spilled into Prince William Sound in ...

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