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1970 (P. L. 91-604). This law broadened and accelerated the
air pollution control program launched by Congress in 1963
and amended in 1965, 1966, and 1967. The 1970 act created
for the first time a truly nationwide program to control air
pollution with major provisions for setting and enforcing
standards.
Under this act, EPA is authorized to set Emergency Air
Standards, National Air Quality Standards (primary and sec-
ondary), National Emission Standards, New Plant Standards,
Motor Vehicle Emission Standards, and Fuel Standards.7
National Water Pollution Control Acts.--The national
program to prevent, reduce, and eliminate water pollution is
carried out under the Water Pollution Control Act of 1972
(P. L. 92-500). This act improved the water pollution control
program initiated by Congress in 1948 and amended in 1956,
1961, 1965, 1966, and 1970 by extending the national program
to all navigable water bodies in the United States--interstate
and intrastate. 8 And for the first time, the 1972 law
created a system of national effluent limitations and
national performance standards for industries and publicly
owned waste treatment plants. Strict, but vague, standards
have been set for industries under this act.
7United States Environmental Protection Agency, Clean
Air Act (Washington, December, 1970).8United States Environmental Protection Agency, The
Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 197T~
(Washington, January, 1973), p. 1.
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Thibodeaux, Mary Shepherd. The state of the art in environmental pollution control and impact analysis, dissertation, May 1976; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332517/m1/13/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .