The Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act provides a brief introduction to the 1990 Clean Air Act. The 1990 Clean Air Act is the most recent version of a law first passed in 1970 to clean up air pollution. This summary covers some of the important provisions of the 1990 Clean Air Act and may help you understand what is in the law and how it may affect you.
You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- The Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act (PDF)(27 pp, 1 MB, April 2007, EPA-456/K-07-001)