American Experience · SEASON 37

Clearing the Air: The War on Smog

Episode 4 · 2025-08-26

★ 2.4
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Season 37Episode 4★ 2.4/10
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Episode overview

A chronicle of how Los Angeles' devastating smog problem in the 1940s and 50s led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Clean Air Act.

53 minutes

Season 37 episodes

1. Forgotten Hero: Walter White and The NAACP2025-02-24 2. Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act2025-03-24 3. Mr. Polaroid2025-03-31 4. Clearing the Air: The War on Smog2025-08-26 5. Hard Hat Riot2025-09-30 6. Kissinger (1): The Necessity of Power2025-10-27 7. Kissinger (2): The Opportunist2025-10-28 8. Bombshell2026-01-06