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.
There is also a The Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act that provides a brief introduction to the 1990 Clean Air Act. Some significant objectives of the act are to: 1  reduce outdoor concentrations of air pollutants. 2  reduce emissions of toxic air pollutants that cause or could cause serious health problems.