EPA Proposes Cleaner Gas Regulations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed new “common-sense cleaner fuels and cars standards” on Friday, to reduce air pollution and related health problems.

While the tighter regulations would likely lead to an increase in gasoline prices for cars and trucks, the EPA estimates its proposal would provide seven dollars in health benefits for every dollar spent on meeting the new standards.

“The Obama Administration has taken a series of steps to reinvigorate the auto industry and ensure that the cars of tomorrow are cleaner, more efficient and saving drivers money at the pump,” EPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe said in
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