How does the Clean Air Act work?

How does the Clean Air Act work?

During the early 1970s, the air in many American cities was … brown. Pollution muddied clear skies and sickened people across the country. The Clean Air Act helped change that. But the law's future is cloudy.The Nixon-era law is "under attack," said The American Prospect. The Clean Air Act (CAA) passed in 1970, enshrining the "right of Americans to breathable air" and empowering the newly created Environmental Protection Agency to regulate pollu…