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A Clean Air Act describes one of a number of pieces of legislation relating to the reduction of Smog and Air Pollution in general. The use of governments to enforce clean air standards has contributed to an improvement in human health and longer life spans. Critics argue it has also sapped corporate profits and contributed to Outsourcing , while defenders counter that improved environmental Air Quality has generated more jobs than it has eliminated. Additionally, air quality legislation has led to widespread use of Atmospheric Dispersion Model s, including Point Source models, Roadway Air Dispersion Model s and aircraft air pollution models in order to analyze air quality impacts of proposed major actions. CLEAN AIR ACTS Canada Former . There are plans for regulations on vehicle fuel consumption for 2011 as well as targets for Ozone and smog levels for 2025. The effectiveness of this act has been challenged by the opposition parties, with Jack Layton of the New Democratic Party stating that the act does little to prevent climate change and that more must be done. After threatening to make this into an election issue the Conservative Party agreed to rework the act with the opposition parties. CTV News article, October 20, 2006 United Kingdom In response to the Great Smog Of 1952 , the British Government introduced the Clean Air Act 1956 . This act legislated for zones where Smokeless Fuel s had to be burnt and relocated power stations to rural areas. The Clean Air Act 1968 introduced the use of tall chimneys to Disperse Air Pollution for industries burning coal, liquid or gaseous fuels. United Kingdom's Clean Air Acts United States The United States Congress passed the Clean Air Act in 1963, the Air Quality Act in 1967, the Clean Air Act Extension Of 1970 , and Clean Air Act Amendments in 1977 and 1990. Numerous state and local governments have enacted similar legislation, either implementing federal programs or filling in locally important gaps in federal programs. The Clean Air Act (1990) proposed Emissions Trading , added provisions for addressing Acid Rain , Ozone Depletion and toxic air pollution, and established a national permits program. The Clean Air Act (2005) , a United States Environmental Law , introduced further regulation. President Bush issued an by a Supreme Court ruling that the EPA must take action under the Clean Air Act to regulate GHG emissions from motor vehicles. President proposed the 20-in-10 Bill , a goal of reduce gasoline by 20 percent over the next ten years. He sent to Congress a proposal that would meet it in two steps:
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