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...ease the current pollution standards it could be dangerous, "Elise M. Comproni of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said yesterday. "It's a choice now between getting pneumonia from the cold or bronchitis from dirty air. Hopefully enough low level sulfur fuel will be available this winter to eliminate the problem...
...m.p.h. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the nation would conserve 2,100,000 bbl. of oil daily-more than the anticipated daily production of Alaska's North Slope-if the average weight of U.S. cars was reduced from 3,500 Ibs. to 2,500 Ibs. The EPA has also rated 1974 models for economy. The most efficient automobiles in some different weight categories...
...environmental leaders are striving for rational compromises to meet the crisis. Last week, for example, the Environmental Protection Agency staunchly defended air-quality standards set in the Clean Air Act. "We're going to be under continuing pressure to allow the use of dirtier fuel, especially coal," says EPA Administrator Russell Train. "But we're going to put much greater pressure on electric utilities to install pollution-abatement equipment, so that they will eventually meet our standards anyway." Confirming that policy, the Senate passed an amendment to the Clean Air Act last week that will require utilities...
Although the EPA has discussed releasing the information to Con Ed, the agency has yet to decide "what to give them and when," Simpson said. He added that several technical problems must be ironed out before any material is released...
Simpson said the EPA is preparing a cost analysis study which will compare the Storm King project with alternative Con Ed proposals...