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...enforcer," President Nixon told William D. Ruckelshaus when he swore him in as the Environmental Protection Agency's first administrator. As an afterthought, he added: "You're going to be called a lot worse...
Officials urged that, until better substitutes for phosphates are found, federal and local governments build new sewage-treatment plants and modify existing ones to separate phosphates and keep them from fouling fresh waters. William Ruckelshaus, EPA's administrator, estimates that Washington's share in financing such facilities would total up to $500 million each year. That low estimate is probably realistic; the addition of an inexpensive chemical like lime or alum to even simple sewage-treatment systems will remove phosphates effectively. Furthermore, EPA officials say, the need for such plants is not universal; only...
Moreover, the test fuel will be unleaded gasoline, which unlike the leaded variety widely used today does not foul antipollution equipment; thus the engineering problems of the automakers will be eased. Said Ruckelshaus: The new regulations, together with the deadlines, represent "a challenge to the ingenuity of American industry...
Will Detroit succeed in time? Last week in a report prepared for Congress, William Ruckelshaus, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, gave his official view. "Although it is very early for any predictions, it appears that progress is being made in controlling the emissions," he said. "EPA is moderately optimistic...
...Challenge. Ruckelshaus also issued final regulations on exhaust-testing procedures, making them a bit more lenient than before. The old tests simulated a 71-mile urban auto trip, starting with a cold engine (which throws off more pollutants than a warm one). To approximate more closely the way a typical car is used during a day (the engine is often already warm from a previous trip), the new rules call for tests from warm and cold starts; this procedure should reduce the average emissions during tests, helping Detroit to meet the standards...