Timeline of major U.S. environmental and occupational health regulation

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• 1947 - Los Angeles Air Pollution Control District created; first air pollution agency in the US.

• 1948 - Federal Water Pollution Control Act

• 1955 - National Air Pollution Control Act

• 1959 - California Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Board created to test automobile emissions and set standards.

• 1963 - Clean Air Act (amended in 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1977, 1990)

• 1964 - Wilderness Act

• 1965 - National Emissions Standards Act

• 1965 - Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act

• 1965 - Solid Waste Disposal Act

• 1967 - California Air Resources Board established; set emissions standards predating EPA.

• 1967 - Air Quality Act (amendment to CAA)

• 1969 - Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act

• 1970 - National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

• 1970 - Reorganization Plan #3 created the EPA by Presidential Executive Order

• 1970 - Clean Air Act (Extension) (major rewrite of CAA), setting National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Hazardous Air Pollutant standards, and auto emissions tailpipe standards

• 1970 - Occupational Safety and Health Act created OSHA

• 1970 - Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act

• 1970 - Environmental Quality Improvement Act

• 1972 - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (amended by Food Quality Protection Act of 1996)

• 1973 - Endangered Species Act

• 1974 - Safe Drinking Water Act

• 1975 - Hazardous Materials Transportation Act

• 1976 - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

• 1976 - Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

• 1977 - Clean Water Act

• 1977 - Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act

• 1978 - National Energy Conservation Policy Act

• 1980 - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) created the Superfund program

• 1980 - Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

• 1980 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act

• 1982 - Nuclear Waste Policy Act

• 1986 - Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRKA)

• 1986 - Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)

• 1990 - Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 Set new automobile emissions standards, low-sulfur gas, required Best Available Control Technology (BACT) for toxins, reduction in CFCs.

• 1989 - Basel Convention

• 1989 - Montreal Protocol on ozone-depleting chemicals enters into force.

• 1991 - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA)

• 1992 - Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act

• 1993 - North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

• 1994 - Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice

• 1996 - Food Quality Protection Act (amended FIFRA)

• 1996 - Mercury-containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act (PL 104-19)

• 1998 - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21)

• 2002 - California AB 1493 sets standards for emissions of CO₂ and other greenhouse gases from automobiles and light duty trucks.

• 2002 - Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (amended CERCLA)

• 2003 - Clear Skies Act (proposed)

• 2005 - Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA)

[edit] See also

• EPA
• OSHA
• Timeline of environmental events

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