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EPA launches smog crackdown with new auto emission standards
March 4, 2014
EPA launches smog crackdown with new auto emission standards
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled the long-awaited vehicle emissions standards, confirming plans to slash the sulfur content of fuel and reduce smog across the country.
The agency released its so-called Tier 3 emissions standards, which are due to come into effect for cars and light trucks from 2017 in line with greenhouse gas emissions standards and are designed to cover air pollution-causing tailpipe emissions. The EPA said the rules would cut sulfur emissions by more than 60 percent, down from 30 to 10 parts per million (ppm) by 2017, resulting in huge economic and health benefits.
The rules are the latest phase in the Obama administration’s push to slash greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality across the US. The EPA reiterated that the vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards that are due to come into effect from 2017 will result in average fuel savings of more than $8,000 by 2025 over a vehicles lifetime.
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