The Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act (EPA)

Air pollution can make you sick. Air pollution can damage the environment. Air pollution can damage property. Air pollution can cause haze, reducing visibility in national parks and sometime interfering with aviation. The Clean Air Act will improve air quality in the United States, a good thing for your health, your property and the environment. The 1990 Clean Air Act is lengthy--about 800 pages--because it tackles many difficult and complicated air pollution problems. We have prepared this summary of the 1990 version of the Clean Air Act because we think everyone should understand what is in the law and how it may affect them.