Non-attainment area
In United States environmental law, a non-attainment area is an area considered to have air quality worse than the National Ambient Air Quality Standards as defined in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1970 (P.L. 91-604, Sec. 109). Non-attainment areas are designated based on six criteria pollutants defined by the Environmental Protection Agency.[1] An area may be a non-attainment area for one pollutant and an "attainment area" for others.[2] State and local governments with jurisdiction over a non-attainment area must make and implement a plan to help the area attain the standards it is failing or risk losing some forms of federal financial assistance.[1]
References
- US EPA Nonattainment Areas and Designations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation-Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (Point of Contact), retrieved 2023-10-25
- New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Airspace 2007 -In summary: An attainment area is any area that meets the national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard for a given pollutant
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