The Clean Air Act

This course contains information pertaining to the Clean Air Act. The Clean Air Act describes one of a number of pieces of legislation relating to the reduction of atmospheric pollution. The United States Congress passed the Clean Air Act in 1963, followed by Clean Air Act Amendments in 1966, the Clean Air Act Extension in 1970, and further Clean Air Act Amendments in 1977 and 1990.

Learning Objectives

• Know the Clean Air Acts of 1955, 1963, 1970, and 1990
• Describe the permit program
• Explain the purpose of designing CAA
• Describe how the CAA is protecting people
• Know about New Source Review Program
• Explain the three types of permits
• Explore the further CAA Developments

Regulatory Requirements

Please see the state/regulatory requirement from the course catalog page.

Seat Time

This course is 2 hours

Course Pre- Requisite

There are no pre-requisite requirements for this course.

Testing

Quizzes - All quizzes must be passed with a 70% to proceed forward to the next lesson. Final Exam must be passed with a 70% to pass the course. The final exam can be taken three times if necessary.