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Taylor Cagle__﻿__ and Chris Clemmer
=__Oil!__= =The problem(s) with gasonline are the shortages of the oil, and the toxins it releases out into the ozone.=

The driving force behind this horrible pollution is the fact that we as American's are blind to the harm it is causing to us. One car emits about 10 ounces of carbon dioxide for 10 minutes of idling. If you drive your car 10,000 miles per year and have an average polluting car, then every year your car will emit 2.6tonnes of Carbon Dioxide. To offset this amount, you would need to plant at least 4 trees for every year you spend driving the car.

The Clean Air Act is the law that defines EPA's responsibilities for protecting and improving the nation's air quality and the stratospheric ozone layer. The last major change in the law, the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, was enacted by Congress in 1990. Legislation passed since then has made several minor changes. The Clean Air Act, like other laws enacted by Congress, was incorporated into the United Sate Codes as Title 42, Chapter 85. The House of Representatives maintains a current version of the U.S. Code, which includes Clean Air Act changes enacted since 1990 After the Clean Air Act's first 20 years, in 1990, it prevented more than 200,000 premature deaths, and almost 700,000 cases of chronic bronchitis were avoided. Over the last 20 years, total emissions of the six principal air pollutants have decreased by more than 41 percent, while the Gross Domestic Product has increased by more than 64 percent. Through continued innovation and successful implementation, the Clean Air Act will deliver even more benefits over the next 40 years.

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=__**Exxon Valdez**__=
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