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Clean Air Act

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001011

A federal law in the United States designed to control air pollution on a national level. It authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to protect public health and the environment. The Act also regulates emissions from stationary and mobile sources, and mandates permits for major industrial facilities.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001011
FieldLaw
AbbreviationCAA
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001011",
  "term": "Clean Air Act",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A federal law in the United States designed to control air pollution on a national level. It authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to protect public health and the environment. The Act also regulates emissions from stationary and mobile sources, and mandates permits for major industrial facilities.",
  "abbreviation": "CAA",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/clean-air-act/"
}

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