Government Regulations

  • 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

  • Clean Air Act

  • Wilderness Act

  • Solid Waste Disposal Act

  • National Emissions Standards Act

  • Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act

  • California Air Resources Board established; set emissions standards predating EPA.

  • Air Quality Act

  • Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act

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