Lead-Free Gasoline Rules Threaten Catalysts, Research Warns
U S government proposals to permit up to .05 grams of lead per gallon in lead free gasoline may endanger catalytic converters by reducing their life. Engineers report catalysts wearing out at 12,000 to 25,000 miles, with Ford and Englehard urging lower limits. Public hearings set for April 11 as EPA defends balance between catalyst life and refinery constraints.
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Monagan Attacks Ecology Amendments as Economic Overkill
Stockton reports Assembly Minority Leader Robert Monagan denounces the proposed Clean Air Amendment as environmental overkill that could dislocate California’s economy. He warns it would remove many cars from highways, ban DDT as termite control, and raises constitutional validity questions while stressing preservation of jobs and livelihoods. In San Francisco Levi Strauss & Co. unveils $40 million world headquarters plan at Embarcadero Center with 900 workers, predicting a $2.5 billion shift in local tax revenue if a November measure passes.
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