> 3. > BOSTON Z-E-V PARTY > Massachusetts is preparing to adopt California's ambitious > zero-emission vehicle legislation, which would require 10 percent of > cars and trucks sold within the state to produce no pollution. For > the moment, though, the U.S. government is still bickering internally > over whether California's legislation is legal. Earlier this month, > the Bush administration said California had overstepped its authority > by trying to regulate not only emissions but also fuel efficiency, > and as a result the Justice Department put the new standards on hold > until 2005. The U.S. EPA, however, has proposed supporting a similar > program in Massachusetts that calls for low (rather than zero) > emissions. The agency is accepting public comment on the plan > through the middle of November. > > straight to the source: MSNBC.com, Reuters, 16 Oct 2002 > <http://www.gristmagazine.com/forward.pl?forward_id=587>
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