Aviation Legislation

 The legislation that I decided to right about this week is the Clean Air Act of 1970. "Clean Air Act (CAA), U.S. federal law, passed in 1970 and later amended, to prevent air pollution and thereby protect the ozone layer and promote public health." (Holst) The Clean Air Act (CAA) helped to shape the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and give them the power needed to fight environmental pollution. The CAA later authorized the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). These standards address some of the major pollutants in our atmosphere that threaten public health: sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, ozone, and lead. Green House Gases (GHG) are also another pollutant that is controlled by the EPA under authorization of the CAA.



When it comes to the CAA, EPA and aviation, GHG come into play. The EPA, through the CAA, created The Control of Air Pollution from Airplanes and Airplane Engines: GHG Emission Standards and Test Procedures. "These standards will ensure control of GHG emissions, maintain international uniformity of airplane standards, and allow U.S. manufacturers of covered airplanes to remain competitive in the global marketplace."(Discover. 2021) This legislation makes it to where any and everything that admits pollutants will adhere to the same standards world wide. This standards are set in place to ensure that our atmosphere is not depleted by excessive pollutants.



"EPA and FAA have long cooperated in regulating airplane emissions, by first helping ICAO develop international emission standards and then issuing rules under Clean Air Act (CAA) sections 231 and 232 to establish domestic standards and ensure compliance with the standards."(2020, Dec) 


Discover U.S. government information. U.S. Government Publishing Office. (2021, January 11). Retrieved February 18, 2022, from https://www.govinfo.gov/

Holst, A. (n.d.). Clean Air Act. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved February 17, 2022, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Clean-Air-Act-United-States-1970

Office of Transportation and Air Quality. (2020, December). EPA Finalizes Airplane Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards. EPA.gov/regulations. Retrieved February 18, 2022, from https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=91010ZFC.PDF

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