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EPA History: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990

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Press Releases, Articles and Administrator Remarks

Note: The resources listed below are available for historical reference only. Page layout may differ for older documents and some links may be broken.

  • EPA Administrator Reilly Hails Signing of New Clean Air Act
    [EPA press release - November 15, 1990]

  • Highlights of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments
    [EPA Journal - January/February 1991]

  • The New Clean Air Act: An Environmental Milestone
    [EPA Journal - January/February 1991]

  • New EPA Rule Gives Every American Right to Buy and Sell Acid Rain Emissions
    [EPA press release - December 5, 1991]

  • Benzene Violations Targeted in Environmental Enforcement Actions
    [EPA press release - August 5, 1992]

  • New Oxygenated Fuels Program
    [EPA press release - October 30, 1992]

  • EPA Announces Final Rule on Acid Rain Emission Trading
    [EPA press release - March 5, 1993]

  • EPA Regulates Dry Cleaners in First Air Toxics Rule Under New Clean Air Act
    [EPA press release - September 14, 1993]

  • EPA Announces Biggest Air Toxic Reduction in Agency History
    [EPA press release - March 1, 1994]

  • EPA Expands Open-Market Trading of Acid Rain Credits
    [EPA press release - March 20, 1995]

  • EPA Protects Millions of Americans From Petroleum Refinery Air Toxics
    [EPA press release - July 28, 1995]

  • EPA Tightens Standards for Air Emissions from Hazardous Waste Combustors
    [EPA press release - July 30, 1999]

  • New Report Shows Benefits of 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments Outweigh Costs by Four-to-One Margin
    [EPA press release - November 16, 1999]

  • Remarks by the President at Clean Car Event
    [EPA press release - December 21, 1999]

  • Reduced Sulfur Content in Diesel Fuel
    [EPA speech - May 17, 2000]

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