The world is full of many beautiful things; however, the vision was blurred by air pollution. Everyone deserves to breathe freely without smog and other toxic pollutants flying around. Clean air is vital to the quality and longevity of life, not only for humans but also for animals. The Clean Air Act is a law needed to limit the amount of bad air coming from cars and other types of motor vehicles. The Clean Air Act of 1970 gave the Environmental Protection Agency the right to create regulations that would keep dangerous air pollutants in check. The National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) are these guidelines. These standards were put in place to make sure manufacturers knew the accepted level of air emissions. The law was amended in 1977 and 1990 primarily to establish new goals for achieving NAAQS as many areas of the country had failed to meet deadlines. The Air Act was positive legislation as it protected the health of families and made breathing much easier by reducing the amount of harmful pollutants in the air. With this law, Americans had more time to enjoy the outdoors and not get bogged down by disease. With this law, you can no longer see cars emitting dark smoke from their exhaust pipes or the city skyline shrouded in a black haze. With the implementation of the Clean Air Act and its amendments, there has been a reduction in the number of premature deaths; people live longer and healthier, children do not miss school, thus reducing the need to go to the doctor incurring medical expenses. In 2010, a study was completed by the EPA and found the amounts