Berne was settled in 1852 by Mennonite immigrants who came directly from Switzerland, and named the community for the capital of Switzerland. They began the chore of preparing for farming by clearing the land.
Intentions, however, were not always equal to actions. Implementation of the Clean Air Amendments was made difficult by a reluctant automobile industry and the energy crisis of the early 1970s. The 1970 act gave the auto industry a temporary way out of meeting the tougher standards.
The 1990 Clean Air Act (CAA) is a federal law that was first passed in the United States in 1963 to help improve air pollution and provide more protection to human health and the environment.rastic revisions were made to the Clean Air Act, both in 1970 and then even more so in 1990, implementing stronger regulations and enforcements as well as emphasizing more cost-effective approaches to cleaning up the environment.