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 Clean Air Act was the first major environmental law in the United States to include a provision for citizen suits.Numerous state and local governments have enacted similar legislation, either implementing federal programs or filling in locally important gaps in federal programs.his title pre-dates the Clean Air Act. With the passage of the Clean Air Act, it became codified as Title IV. However, another Title IV was enacted in the 1970 amendments. The second Title IV was then appended to this Title IV as Title IV-A (see below).