Copyright 1999 Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.
THE ARIZONA
REPUBLIC
December 21, 1999 Tuesday, Final Chaser
SECTION: FRONT; Pg. A3
LENGTH: 173 words
HEADLINE:
VEHICLE POLLUTION CONTROLS TO TIGHTEN
BYLINE: By H.
Josef Hebert, Associated Press
DATELINE: WASHINGTON
BODY:
President Clinton today will announce tougher
pollution controls on new cars, including popular sport-utility vehicles,
government and private sources briefed about the plan said Monday.
The
new regulations are aimed at slashing overall tailpipe releases
of smog-causing chemicals by nearly 90 percent during the next decade. And for
the first time, SUVs and light trucks would be required to meet the same
emission standards as cars. In tandem with the tougher requirements on
automakers, the Environmental Protection Agency will order refiners nationwide
to reduce the amount of sulfur in gasoline by
90 percent to an average of 30 parts per million, the sources said.
Meanwhile, the EPA also plans to pursue regulations
requiring more reductions in sulfur in diesel fuel, which
automakers are increasingly viewing as the fuel of choice for future large SUVs
because it improves their fuel economy.
The EPA has estimated that the
more stringent tailpipe emission requirement may add $160 to $200 to the cost of
a vehicle.
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