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American experience. Clearing the air : the war on smog / a Pangloss Films production for American Experience.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ford Motor Company.
- General Motors Company.
- United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
- Pollution Control.
- Environmental Science.
- Environment and Social Issues.
- Automobile industry.
- Environmental policy.
- Smog.
- Air pollution.
- Donora, PA.
- Los Angeles, CA.
- Local Subjects:
- Ford Motor Company.
- General Motors Company.
- United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
- Pollution Control.
- Environmental Science.
- Environment and Social Issues.
- Automobile industry.
- Environmental policy.
- Smog.
- Air pollution.
- Donora, PA.
- Los Angeles, CA.
- Genre:
- Documentary
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (53 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Clearing the air : the war on smog
- Place of Publication:
- Arlington, VA : NewsHour Productions, 2025.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- In 1943, dark, smoky clouds enveloped Los Angeles, causing residents to complain of burning eyes, nausea and difficulty breathing. The source of the smog was a mystery. Clearing the Air: The War on Smog is the story of the epic struggle for clean air, involving years of scientific study and civic pressure that would lead to the creation of the EPA and the Clean Air Act. From AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed October 23, 2025).
- OCLC:
- 1559150257
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