EDITORIAL: Legislators Need to OK Bill Curbing Gas-Station Fumes: Our View: Install Vapor Recovery Nozzles on Pumps Statewide to Protect Motorists From Breathing Potentially Deadly Pollutants
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By The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 9--There's not much dispute that some of the chemicals in gasoline vapors contribute to air pollution, disease and death. It's the main reason Phoenix several years ago began to require that gas stations install vapor recovery nozzles on gas pumps.
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To Texas litigator Scott Summy, methyl tertiary butyl ether, the gasoline additive that reduces air pollution, is the devil--and his savior. He claims to have proof that Big Oil knew that MTBE-laced gasoline would leak out of filling station tanks into the ground and contaminate water supplies across America--and is therefore culpable in a big public hazard. "We are talking about the public's drinking water, and these guys have intentionally contaminated it to the largest scale ever in this country," says Summy.
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Washington state legislators are considering a bill to promote a biofuels industry in the state and require state-owned fleet vehicles to reduce use of fossil fuels.
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By KEVIN MILLER; OF THE NEWS STAFF  State legislators have enacted a bill banning a potentially hazardous chemical used in household products and are poised to approve a measure enrolling Maine in a regional compact on climate change.
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By Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun. 17--MANSFIELD -- Maybe Mansfield is finally getting tired of its filthy neighbor.   Civic leaders talked this week about cleaning up dirty smokestacks in Midlothian for the sake of fresh air and families' health.
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By Shelli Derobertis, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif.  Dec.
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Automakers, SUV owners, and the federal government may balk at the state&#39;s latest effort to curb air pollution. By Daniel B. Wood | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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By Sanford Nax, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  May 27--David Duley compares the fire escape ladders his company makes to air bags in a car: you hope you never use them, but it's nice to know they are there.   Some home builders are coming to the same conclusion.
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This week, Sen. Orrin Hatch, with Rep. Mark Souder of Indiana and Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, are pushing a bill authorizing mycoherbicides as part of the Office of National Drug Control Policy reauthorization bill. This mycoherbicides bill will cause a health and environmental disaster.
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By Mary Lane Gallagher, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Feb.
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By Spencer Hunt, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jun. 22--A federal plan to cut smog nationwide could mean costlier gasoline and electricity.   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday proposed a reduction of 6 percent to 12.5 percent in ozone, a key ingredient of smog.
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By JIM MORRIS  Does Ohio's governor pay enough attention to your outdoor recreation interests? Has he ignored state parks? Is the water quality in your favorite lake good enough and should the governor do something about it?   Forget the current governor. His time has passed.
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After reading about laws around the country banning panhandling, I think it is a wonderful idea for our state.  It would be great to make it retroactive to when Dave Checketts came begging.  Jeff Ayers  Kaysville  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).
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By Mary Hopkin, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Sep.
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By Paul Burgarino  Representatives from one of the worst air pollution regions in California voted last week to join the state in a possible lawsuit against the federal Environmental Protection Agency concerning emissions regulations for newer-model cars.
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The cars, SUVS and pickups people will buy in the years ahead are likely to use less fuel, and many will rely on ethanol or household electricity instead of gasoline. The energy legislation pushed through the Senate this week provides a roadmap to the future, demanding higher automobile fuel economy, mandating huge increases in ethanol as a motor fuel and supporting more research into building "plug-in" hybrid-electric vehicles.
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The green sports car race is hyped this week with a hybrid Honda mean machine. Have fun, but hold off on the eco kudos -- these rides burn hydrocarbons. In Epicenter.