Office of Atmospheric Conservation
The Illuminatia Office of Atmospheric Conservation (OAC) is a government office operating within the Illuminatia Bureau of Natural Resources (BNR). The OAC oversees efforts to conserve the atmospheric component of Neonisi's environment. The OAC safeguards against any potential deterioration or degradation of air quality on the planet due to human activities for the benefit of human health and also out of a collective respect for the inherent value of the natural environment of the planet Neonisi.
The OAC uses a proactive approach to protecting the environment, utilizing an extensive network of automatic air monitoring equipment which can rapidly alert authorities in the event of any detected air pollution. While the OAC also monitors and responds to citizen complaints, the automatic monitoring system has been found to be much more effective than complaint-driven systems of monitoring and enforcement, as reliance on complaints can introduce bias and factors of social inequity into systems of environmental protection and result in a system that unequally protects its citizens.
The Office of Atmospheric Conservation's jurisdiction extends to indoor and outdoor airborne environments, including private and public buildings under individual and corporate ownership, outdoor air quality in cities and rural areas, as well as the upper levels of the atmosphere of Neonisi. The OAC also oversees the certification of systems intended to filter indoor air as well as the endorsement of maintenance and assurance of the ongoing functionality of filtration and climate control systems.
The OAC engages in meticulous observation of systems intended to prevent hazardous airborne emissions from industrial sector facilities and employs a program of frequent periodic confirmation of the operation and effectiveness of these systems as a preventative measure.
The existence of the Office of Atmospheric Conservation has been credited with a significant portion of the augmentation of the Illuminatian human's average life expectancy, which markedly exceeds that of the historical Earthly human.
The Office of Atmospheric Conservation investigates and identifies would-be polluters of the atmosphere. The Bureau of Natural Resources has the authority to intercede in any activity causing air pollution and take all actions necessary to make such activities stop. The BNR, at the advisement of the OAC, can and issue chastisements and punitive measures as retaliation for the creation of air pollution in addition to holding any polluters accountable for liability in the full costs of remediation of any environmental damage or costs the general public or the government might encounter to manage any health implications of such pollution.
The OAC notes that pollution is not necessarily limited to harmful contamination of the air or pollution that is known to be or is yet to be known to be hazardous to human or fauna health; the OAC has established that any air emissions that in any way modify the natural composition of the air can be regulated and prevented by the BNR.