Organizational Statements, Standards for Low-sulfur Gasoline

This page lists statements and information concerning the issue taken from the web sites of various organizations, trade associations, and interest groups involved in the issue. We provide both a link to the main page of the organization concerned as well as a copy of the pages relating to the issue that we found in our searches. Because we want to keep information concerning each of our cases for an archive, we copied their pages during the period of research. Below each statement is the original URL from which we retrieved the information. Note that some of these original URLs may not work because the group has updated or changed its website.

External Links to:

• Alliance for Auto Manufacturers
• American Lung Association
• American Petroleum Institute
• Association of International Automobile Manufactures
• Clean Air Trust
• Engine Manufacturers of America
• Environmental Defense Fund
• Manufactures of Emission Control Association
• National Petroleum Refiners Association
• Sierra Club
• State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators / Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials
• Union of Concerned Scientists
• U.S. Public Interest Research Group
• Western Governors' Association
• Western Interstate Energy Board
• W.R. Grace & Co.

Internal Archive for the Clean Air Trust, downloaded on 9/28/00:

• Sulfur Dioxide (http://www.cleanairtrust.org/sulfurdioxide.html)

Internal Archive for the the Engine Manufacturers of America, downloaded on 9/28/00:

• No website found

Internal Archive for the State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators / Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials, downloaded on 9/28/00:

• No documents found

Internal Archive for the Environmental Defense Fund, downloaded on 9/28/00:

• Environmentalists Call on Western Governors to Support Clean Air Strategy (http://www.environmentaldefense.org/pubs/NewsReleases/1999/Jan/c_westair.html)
• Support Reduced Sulfur Gasoline Across the West (http://www.environmentaldefense.org/pubs/Newsletter/1999/Apr/p_gas.html)
• Huge Air Quality Benefits for Western States (http://www.environmentaldefense.org/pubs/NewsReleases/1999/Aug/a_airquality.html)

Internal Archive for the American Lung Association, downloaded on 9/28/00:

• State Agencies Blast DOE Proposed Low-Sulfur Delay (http://www.lungusa.org/press/legislative/leg101299.html)
• ALA Praises President's Plan (http://www.lungusa.org/press/association/advocacy_122199.html)
• ALA Warns of Terrible Summer of Smog (http://www.lungusa.org/press/envir/asnairu.html)
• Americans Support National Clean Gas Standards (http://www.lungusa.org/press/legislative/leggasoline.html)
• ALA Welcomes EPA Plan (http://www.lungusa.org/press/association/tier2.html)

Internal Archive for Alliance for Auto Manufacturers, downloaded on 9/28/00:

• Vehicle Manufacturers Call for Sulfur-Free Fuels (http://www.autoalliance.org/pressreleases/pr042700.htm)

Internal Archive for the Sierra Club, downloaded on 9/28/00:

• Battle of the Bigs (http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/199903/lol2.htm)
• EPA Listens to New Rules for Cars (http://www.sierraclub.org/planet/199905/epa.html)
• Comment on Pollution from Cars (http://www.sierraclub.org/cleanair/standards.asp)
• Clean Air Campaign (http://www.sierraclub.org/globalwarming/tier2/index.asp)
• Auto Pollution and Clean Gas Standards (http://www.sierraclub.org/globalwarming/tier2/sample.asp)
• WebActivist (http://www.sierraclub.org/chapters/oh/page10%7E1.htm)
• Comparison of Gore and Bush (http://www.sierraclub.org/newsroom/env%5Frecords2.asp)

Internal Archive for the W.R. & Grace Co., downloaded on 9/28/00:

• WR & Grace Refining Catalysts (http://www.grace.com/welcome-refining.html)

Internal Archive for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, downloaded on 9/28/00:

• No documents found

Internal Archives for the Union of Concerned Scientist, downloaded on 10/23/00:

• Ultra Low Emission Cars (http://www.ucsusa.org/transportation/sulevcars00.html)
• Air Pressure (http://www.ucsusa.org/Nucleus/99sum.pressure.html )
• Did You Know-Sulfur in Fuel (http://www.ucsusa.org/Nucleus/99sum.know.html)
• Cars and Trucks and Air Pollution (http://www.ucsusa.org/transportation/cars.html)
• Results of Recent Campaigns (http://www.ucsusa.org/act/actres.html)
• New Air Pollution Rules (http://www.ucsusa.org/transportation/tier2.html)
• The Plain English Guide to Tailpipe Standards (http://www.ucsusa.org/transportation/tailpipe.html)
  

Internal Archive for the American Petroleum Institute, downloaded on 9/28/00:

• Low Sulfur Background (http://www.api.org/news/announcements/lowsulfgas.htm)
• Reducing Sulfur in Gasoline (http://www.api.org/consumer/reducesulfur.htm)
• Effect on Auto Emissions of Chaning Sulfur Content (http://www.api.org/ehs/rh/4667.htm)
• API President's Speech to the Society of Automotive Engineers (http://www.api.org/news/980421RedSAE.htm)
• Issue Highlights (http://www.api.org/apireports/issues99.htm)
• Low Sulfur Gasoline Map (http://www.api.org/news/announcements/sulfurmap.htm)
• Gasoline Sulfur Remarks: EPA Tier II Proposal (http://www.api.org/consumer/slaughter.htm)
• API Tells the EPA about Flaws in Sulfur Regulations (http://www.api.org/apireports/sulfur.htm)
• Gasoline Sulfur Remarks by API Vice-president on EPA Regulations (http://www.api.org/consumer/okeefe.htm)

Internal Archive for the National Petroleum Refiners Association, downloaded on 9/29/00:

• NPRA Seeks Recognition of Economic Impacts on Industry (http://www.npradc.org/press/3-22-99.html)
• Representatives Address Sulfur Issues (http://www.npradc.org/press/4-19-99.html)
• Gasoline Sulfur Reduction Proposal Needs Changes (http://www.npradc.org/press/4-30-99.html)
• Sulfur Proposal is a Recipe for Risk (http://www.npradc.org/press/6-9-99.html)
• NPRA Urges EPA: Don't Play Russian Roulette with Gasoline Supply (http://www.npradc.org/press/8-2-99.html)
• Gasoline Sulfur Rule Could Affect Gasoline Supply (http://www.npradc.org/press/12-21-99.html)
• Environmental Standards and Petroleum Supplies Must Be Balanced (http://www.npradc.org/press/6-28-00.html)

Internal Archive for the Western Interstate Energy Board, downloaded on 9/29/00:

• New EPA Rule Will Benefit Air Quality, Prevent Gasoline Shortages (http://www.westgov.org/wga/press/pr1221sulfur.htm)
• EPA Urged to Adopt Sulfur Rule (http://www.westgov.org/wga/press/sulfurltr.htm)
• Letter Regarding Sulfur in Gasoline (http://www.westgov.org/wga/initiatives/air/sulferltr.htm)
• Winter Meeting Update (http://www.westgov.org/wga/initiatives/enlibra/winter_meeting_update__enlibra.htm)

Internal Archive for the Western Governors' Association, downloaded on 9/29/00:

• No documents found

Internal Archive for the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, downloaded on 3/02/01:

• No documents found

Internal Archive for the Manufacturers of Emission Control Association, downloaded on 3/02/01:

• U.S. EPA Finalizes Tier 2 Standards and Limits on Gasoline (http://www.meca.org/mob21.PDF)