EPA adjusts fuel economy rules aiding GM and Ford
The EPA revised vehicle fuel economy calculations after testing changes, retroactive to 1980, improving credits for Ford and GM and bringing them into compliance with the 27.5 mpg goal for 1985. Chrysler and AMC opposed the action while consumer groups and some legislators criticized relaxing standards.
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Smokestack rules called worthless say environmental group
The Clean Air Coalition claimed EPA tall smokestack rules will not cut pollution, citing an inadequate model. EPA administrator Lee Thomas defended the plan, noting a goal to cut sulfur dioxide by 1.7 million tons yearly, about 8 percent of national emissions, with exemptions for older plants and tighter rules for newer ones.
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Pesticide plant blaze mirrors Anaheim fire, officials say
A Wilbur Ellis pesticide plant blaze near Thermal and Mecca forced 2200 residents from home as officials called it a carbon copy of a larger arson blaze four days earlier in Anaheim that displaced 7500 people. Over 120 treated for chemical burns and respiratory issues as thousands worried about caustic fumes from malathion and related agents.
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