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...EPA wants more lead...
...used in gasoline, it failed to reckon with the orneriness of American motorists. Car owners have been illegally filling an estimated 13% of the no-lead vehicles on the road with leaded gas, which costs an average of 7? per gal. less than the unleaded variety. Last week the EPA fought back. It proposed rules that would slash the amount of lead in leaded gasoline by 91%, starting...
...agency based its proposal on growing concern about the danger of lead, which can be fatal in large doses and can damage the liver and kidneys and cause mental retardation in smaller ones. Said EPA Administrator William Ruckelshaus: "The evidence is overwhelming that lead is a threat to human health. This action will greatly reduce the threat, especially for pregnant women and young children." He added, moreover, that "recent evidence shows that adverse health effects from lead exposure may occur at much lower levels than heretofore considered safe." Ruckelshaus estimated that the ruling would lower by nearly 50% the number...
...EPA predicted that the benefits of getting the lead out will be far greater than the cost. The agency said the move would create overall savings of $1.8 billion in the form of lower medical bills and increased fuel economy. By contrast, staff members estimated that refiners will need to spend only about $575 million to retool their facilities, or less than 1% of the current total cost of making gasoline. That could push the price of leaded fuel, which still accounts for some 45% of gasoline sales, close to the level of the unleaded variety...
...vegetation produces the oxygen essential for the survival of marine life, stabilizes the shoreline against erosion and provides food for species ranging from ducks to fish to crab larvae. In 1971 this subaquatic plant life could be found in 30% of the Chesapeake and its tributaries. Now, says the EPA study, it can be found in only 4.5% of that area...