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1947 – Los Angeles Air Pollution Control District created; first air pollution agency in the US.
L.A. establishes the first air pollution district. The need for cleaning the air was essentially needed to be done. -
– Federal Water Pollution Control Act
Meant to elimintate all pollution that could damage the sea, and the things that live in it. -
National Air Pollution Control Act
Meant to eliminate all smog visible in the cities. -
California Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Board created to test automobile emissions and set standards
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Clean Air Act
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Wilderness Act
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Solid Waste Disposal Act
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National Emissions Standards Act
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Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act
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California Air Resources Board established; set emissions standards predating EPA.
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Air Quality Act
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Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act