TheFees
09-04-2008, 05:11 PM
The ink is still fresh off of the press at MSNBC.com
Cleaner mower, speedboat engines ordered
EPA says health benefits from rule outweigh costs by at least 8 to 1
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WASHINGTON - Gasoline-powered lawnmowers that are a big cause of summertime air pollution will have to be dramatically cleaner under rules issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The long-awaited regulation requires a 35 percent reduction in emissions from new lawn and garden equipment beginning in 2011. Big emission reductions are also required for speedboats and other recreational watercraft, beginning in 2010.
"The emissions of these sources are huge, accounting for about a quarter of smog-forming emissions and carbon monoxide from the motor vehicle sector," Bill Becker, executive director of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies, said in a statement. "When fully implemented, this rule will be the air pollution equivalent of removing one out of every five cars and trucks on the road."
EPA estimated the cost of implementing the reductions at $236 million a year, which will likely make its way to consumers in the form of more expensive lawnmowers and other machines.
Environmentalists welcomed the regulation, which applies to lawn care engines under 25 horsepower and to a full range of gas-powered personal watercraft. The rule requires a 70 percent reduction in emissions from recreational watercraft.
Hold onto your old Donzi's guys, or hurry up and buy a new one, here come the smog boats. More expensive, 50 gallons a minute and sloooooowweerrrrr. :hangum:
Here is the entire article. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26547706/wid=18298287
Cleaner mower, speedboat engines ordered
EPA says health benefits from rule outweigh costs by at least 8 to 1
http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/Sources/Art/APTRANS.gif updated 49 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Gasoline-powered lawnmowers that are a big cause of summertime air pollution will have to be dramatically cleaner under rules issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The long-awaited regulation requires a 35 percent reduction in emissions from new lawn and garden equipment beginning in 2011. Big emission reductions are also required for speedboats and other recreational watercraft, beginning in 2010.
"The emissions of these sources are huge, accounting for about a quarter of smog-forming emissions and carbon monoxide from the motor vehicle sector," Bill Becker, executive director of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies, said in a statement. "When fully implemented, this rule will be the air pollution equivalent of removing one out of every five cars and trucks on the road."
EPA estimated the cost of implementing the reductions at $236 million a year, which will likely make its way to consumers in the form of more expensive lawnmowers and other machines.
Environmentalists welcomed the regulation, which applies to lawn care engines under 25 horsepower and to a full range of gas-powered personal watercraft. The rule requires a 70 percent reduction in emissions from recreational watercraft.
Hold onto your old Donzi's guys, or hurry up and buy a new one, here come the smog boats. More expensive, 50 gallons a minute and sloooooowweerrrrr. :hangum:
Here is the entire article. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26547706/wid=18298287