I believe political reactions to societal issues such as people’s health and the amount of deaths caused by pollution has made a bigger difference in reducing air pollution in the United States. Politicians can create and enforce laws that people must follow, therefore guaranteeing a difference. However, it takes both political and societal reactions to actually make a difference, politicioans may make laws and set regulations but it is up to society to follow them in order to make a difference. (So in my opinion both political and societal reactions go hand in hand and one could not make a difference without the other.) The Clean Air Act regulates human activity by monitoring industrial/power plants, requiring them to have permits and allowing
