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...Greenwich, Conn., the EPA has even successfully sued another quasi-independent federal agency, Conrail, and forced it to stop using a coal-fired generator that produces electricity for commuter trains. The generating plant is being converted at taxpayer expense to burn the very fuel the White House is trying to discourage-imported...
...Chemical Co., a major producer, denied there was any proof that in normal agricultural use the herbicides hurt humans and promised court action to stop the ban. But the EPA said it had no choice. Explained Deputy Administrator Barbara Blum: "The warning signals from the miscarriage study, the preponderance of strong animal test data and the low short-term economic impact compel emergency action. Taken together these facts sound an alarm...
Gasoline decontrol makes sense, but the Environmental Protection Agency wants to bury the idea. EPA officials point out that although gas stations can be fined up to $10,000 for putting leaded gas into cars suited for only unleaded grades, the drivers themselves are subject to no such penalties. More and more motorists are pulling into self-service stations to tank up with the cheaper and peppier leaded fuel, even though doing so ruins their catalytic converters and makes the cars bigger polluters than ever. The EPA fears that decontrolling prices will merely widen the gap between the cost...
Sometimes new regulation can be the straw that breaks a company's back. The Lead Industries Association estimates that 45 lead plants, which account for some 80% of total U.S. lead smelting and refining capacity, will be unable to meet the EPA'S strict new air standards. Environmental and safety regulations have forced dozens of foundries and a few older steel plants to close. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) demanded such strict reporting and actuarial record-keeping that thousands of smaller firms dropped their private pension plans for employees rather than try to comply...
Contradictions are common among the plethora of regulations laid down by different agencies. While the Department of Energy was busy regulating for greater industrial use of domestic coal to cut oil imports, the EPA was penalizing companies for polluting the air with coal smoke. There are also unnecessary inefficiencies: New York City has been ordered by the Department of Transportation to build subway ramps and elevators for the handicapped at a cost of $1.5 billion, even though impecunious city fathers contend that it would be cheaper to give the disabled free cab rides for life...