November 18, 1971 to November 20, 1971

Jefferson, Alabama

Clean Air Act, Air Pollution, NEPA, EPA, Environmentalism, Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham’s pollution trouble had long been a recurring theme. For years, many had simply lived with the pollution as an everyday part of life. However, in 1971 the County Health Department issued pollution alerts on two separate occasions with daily particulate counts well above national averages. These measurements collected over separate areas of the city could not be ignored any further as a...