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As Chairman of the Health and Environment Subcommittee, Rep. Waxman worked throughout the 1980s for strengthening amendments to the law, and was one of the primary sponsors of the 1990 Clean Air Act. The 1990 Act focused primarily on the problems of urban smog, hazardous air pollution, acid rain, and the depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer.

Although Rep. Waxman is no longer Chair of the Subcommittee with jurisdiction over the Clean Air Act, he continues to be deeply involved in all air pollution issues.