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The Clean Air Act is quite clear in its wording

Posted on: July 5, 2024 at 14:44:45 CT
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42 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2013 Edition
Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 85 - AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I - PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
Part C - Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality
subpart i - clean air
Sec. 7470 - Congressional declaration of purpose
From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§7470. Congressional declaration of purpose
The purposes of this part are as follows:

(1) to protect public health and welfare from any actual or potential adverse effect which in the Administrator's judgment may reasonably be anticipate 1 to occur from air pollution or from exposures to pollutants in other media, which pollutants originate as emissions to the ambient air) 2, notwithstanding attainment and maintenance of all national ambient air quality standards;

(2) to preserve, protect, and enhance the air quality in national parks, national wilderness areas, national monuments, national seashores, and other areas of special national or regional natural, recreational, scenic, or historic value;

(3) to insure that economic growth will occur in a manner consistent with the preservation of existing clean air resources;

(4) to assure that emissions from any source in any State will not interfere with any portion of the applicable implementation plan to prevent significant deterioration of air quality for any other State; and

(5) to assure that any decision to permit increased air pollution in any area to which this section applies is made only after careful evaluation of all the consequences of such a decision and after adequate procedural opportunities for informed public participation in the decisionmaking process.

(July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title I, §160, as added Pub. L. 95–95, title I, §127(a), Aug. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 731.)

Effective Date
Subpart effective Aug. 7, 1977, except as otherwise expressly provided, see section 406(d) of Pub. L. 95–95, set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under section 7401 of this title.

Guidance Document
Pub. L. 95–95, title I, §127(c), Aug. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 741, required Administrator, not later than 1 year after Aug. 7, 1977, to publish a guidance document to assist States in carrying out their functions under part C of title I of the Clean Air Act (this part) with respect to pollutants for which national ambient air quality standards are promulgated.

Study and Report on Progress Made in Program Relating to Significant Deterioration of Air Quality
Pub. L. 95–95, title I, §127(d), Aug. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 742, directed Administrator, not later than 2 years after Aug. 7, 1977, to complete a study and report to Congress on progress made in carrying out part C of title I of the Clean Air Act (this part) and the problems associated in carrying out such section.



The supreme Corrupt totally ignored the intent AND letter of the law in their horrific decision.
anyone care to disagree?
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The Clean Air Act is quite clear in its wording - JG A - 7/5 14:44:45
     lol(nm) - TigerFan92 STL - 7/6 08:24:12
     You are kidding of course, that is about as vague as you - MU-TULSA MU - 7/5 15:23:30
          the intent is crystal clear - JG A - 7/5 18:18:43
          Agencies took advantage of vague language and took their reg - BH O'bonga MU - 7/5 16:34:25
          Just more conservative cheering of the government giving - MIZ45 MU - 7/5 16:32:46
     clean water act was pretty clear too - CulturedDan KC - 7/5 15:21:40
          lol(nm) - Th8tnTiger MU - 7/5 15:31:31
          Thats an entirely depends answer and looks at it from the - JG A - 7/5 15:04:01
               and CO2 emissions are pollution? (nm) - JeffB MU - 7/5 15:07:48
                    yes of course it can be - JG A - 7/5 18:19:32
                         So you are saying that it's a continuum? It could be a lot - JeffB MU - 7/5 18:30:54
                              I don't , nor does anyone else have - JG A - 7/5 18:35:44
     MO GUBMINT PEASE! (nm) - MIZ45 MU - 7/5 14:47:31




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