A trip back in time….. Managing Air Quality in the U.S.

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A trip back in time….. Managing Air Quality in the U.S.

Air Pollution – A Brief History 1306: Queen Eleanor (wife of Edward the 1 st ) complained about dirty air – led to first air pollution ordinances

Meuse Valley, Belgium 1930 Air inversion results in 60 dead and thousands sick from exposure to industrial air emissions.

The Smoky City – Pittsburgh

New York City Constructing the Empire State Building in the NY smog

Donora, PA 1948

Los Angeles 1955

London – 1952

Air Pollution – A Brief History 1930: 60 die in Belgium 1948: 20 die in Donora PA 1952: 4,000 die in London

Its July 9, 1970 … President Nixon is looking for the first Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency What are you going to do?

Comparison: Growth Measures and Emissions