Reid hopes EPA won’t delay rule
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001 | 11:32 a.m.
Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., urged new Environmental Protection Agency chief Christine Todd Whitman to implement a rule that would reduce harmful diesel engine exhaust.
Reid warned the Bush administration not to delay the rule, which he said would cut down on pollution in Las Vegas and other cities. The rule calls for a decrease in sulfur content in diesel by September 2006, said Reid, the top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
The rule also requires a 90 percent to 95 percent decrease in particulate and nitrous oxide emissions, which would make diesel emissions standards similar to regular gasoline standards, Reid said.
"It is my understanding that the administration may delay the implementation of the final rule to cut down on emissions from heavy-duty diesel engines," Reid said. "I hope this is not the case."
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