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Monday, August 29, 2005
Kulongoski Plan to Improve Oregon's Air
The Associate Press is reporting that with the recent move by Governor Ted Kulongoski, Oregon will join Washington and California in creating a trifecta on air quality.
Gov. Ted Kulongoski moved ahead Monday with plans to have Oregon adopt tougher state auto emission standards, a step that will give the three West Coast states the strongest restrictions in the nation.
The governor announced the members of a panel that will plan for Oregon to implement stricter tailpipe emission standards in an effort to reduce global warming. He also directed the state Department of Environmental Quality to prepare to adopt regulations.
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The stiffer requirements would mean new cars sold in the state would have to emit 30 percent less carbon dioxide, 20 percent fewer toxic pollutants and up to 20 percent fewer smog-causing pollutants than the established federal standards.
The Democratic governor announced earlier this year that he wants the state adopt the tougher California-type emission standards. Washington state has approved the stricter rules, which take effect once Oregon follows suit.
The new rules would mean by 2016, all new cars, SUVs and light trucks sold in the West Coast states would have to comply with the tougher standards.
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