History Of The ACSL

1937 The Clean Streams Law

1945 Acid Mine Drainage declared a pollutant

1960 PENNSYLVANIA AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ACT

1963 Bituminous Open Pit mining act

1965 Act 194 the Clean Streams Act

1965 Federal Water Pollution Control Act

1967 Pennsylvania Mine Subsidence Law

1967 Project 500

1968 Amendments to the Air Pollution Control Act of 1960

1968 Solid Waste Management Act

1970 Creation of the DER

1972 Erosion and sediment control requirements

1973 The Clean and Green program

1974 Constitutional right to Clean Air

1977 All Surface Mining Control Act

1979 PENNSYLVANIA STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

1986 ACT 217 establishing Conservation Districts

1987 Senate Bill 245

Clean Air Act Timeline

Environmental Bill of Rights