1. ARE 309Ted Feitshans022-1 Unit 22 Clean Air Act of 1970

2. ARE 309Ted Feitshans022-2 History of Air Quality Regulation Smoke from steam boilers –1880’s & 90’s - Chicago, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh & NYC First comprehensive law –Oregon - 1952

3. ARE 309Ted Feitshans022-3 Federal Law Air Pollution Control Act of 1955 –Research & investigation Motor Vehicle Control Act of 1960 - Research

4. ARE 309Ted Feitshans022-4 Federal Law Clean Air Act of 1963 –Investigation by Surgeon General- advisory –Research & tech. Assistance to state & local governments –Development of air quality criteria by Secretary of HEW –Abatement actions - only one

5. ARE 309Ted Feitshans022-5 Federal Law Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act of 1965 –Standards authorized –Economic & tech. practicalities considered

6. ARE 309Ted Feitshans022-6 Federal Law 1967 Air Quality Act –Comprehensive –Atmospheric regions - HEW –Air quality regions - jurisdictional boundaries & other factors –Ambient air quality standards to be adopted by states –State implementation plans –Preemption of stricter state standards

7. ARE 309Ted Feitshans022-7 Federal Law Clean Air Act of 1970 –Federal/state division States –monitoring –controlling –preventing Federal –standard setting –research –financial & tech. asst. to states

8. ARE 309Ted Feitshans022-8 National Ambient Air Quality Standards Primary standards –Protect human health Secondary standards –Protect public welfare

9. ARE 309Ted Feitshans022-9 National Ambient Air Quality Standards Carbon monoxide Sulfur dioxide Particulate matter Nitrogen dioxide Ozone Lead

10. ARE 309Ted Feitshans022-10 National Ambient Air Quality Standards 247 air quality regions Five year review for standards State implementation plans (SIPs) Nonattainment areas –deadlines –reg. Of small & med. Businesses –oxygenated fuels

11. ARE 309Ted Feitshans022-11 National Ambient Air Quality Standards Permit program (1990 amendments) Modeled after CWA No significant deterioration (NSD)

12. ARE 309Ted Feitshans022-12 New Source Performance Standards EPA must prove standard attainable

13. ARE 309Ted Feitshans022-13 National Emissions Standards 1990 air toxins program –hazardous air pollutants –189 listed

14. ARE 309Ted Feitshans022-14 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments Acid rain control –Allowances for sulfur dioxide emissions –Trading program Enforcement –Tightening of source permit requirements –Stronger criminal enforcement

15. ARE 309Ted Feitshans022-15 NOx SIP Call Litigation http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/ http://daq.state.nc.us/http://daq.state.nc.us/

16. ARE 309Ted Feitshans022-16 Issues not covered in the CAA Global warming http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/ncdc.html Ozone layer depletion –CFC phase-out 1986 Radon Gas and Indoor Air Quality Act