Bush EPA Chief Celebrates Clinton Clean-Car Program

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WASHINGTON, DC, January 27, 2004 (ENS) - Clinton administration regulations are forcing automakers to make cleaner cars and refiners to manufacture cleaner gasoline, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Mike Leavitt declared Monday. The program is already bringing cleaner cars and trucks to showrooms across the nation, Leavitt said, and will guarantee Americans cleaner air for the 21st century.

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At an event in Washington, DC, Leavitt viewed more than a dozen vehicles that comply with the EPA's Tier 2 Vehicle and Gasoline Sulfur Program. The model year 2004 vehicles are among the first to comply with the standards, which tighten existing tailpipe emissions regulations and rely on low sulfur gasoline.

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The Tier 2 program, proposed and adopted under the administration of President Bill Clinton, is expected to result in vehicles that are 77 percent to 95 percent cleaner than today's cars.

It orders refiners to ensure 90 percent of the nation's gasoline supply is low sulfur by 2007 and mandates stricter tailpipe emissions limits for all cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) by 2009. "

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http://forests.org/articles/reader.asp?linkid=28792

[grannylib]

1. Wonder how the corporate-owned right-wing media whores will spin this

to make it look like a bad thing? Can't let Clinton have credit for anything now can we?

[Tim4319]

2. But.......

...if you would listen to the repugs, the only reason that bill was signed was becuase of the rebuplican house. Similar to what is said about Bill Clinton balancing the budget.