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Article: California officials declare RFG a success as more cautious EPA prepares first report.(reformulated gasoline, Environmental Protection Agency)
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- The Oil Daily
- Article date:
- November 6, 1996
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WASHINGTON -- Regulators at the federal level are not ready to declare reformulated gasoline (RFG) a great success yet, but California officials last week decided they had seen enough data to go ahead and acclaim their in-state reformulated fuel a winner.
The California program, more aggressive than federal reformulation, has sharply reduced smog pollution this year, according to initial estimates from the California Air Resources Board (CARB).
Well, maybe so, say specialists in the private sector and at the federal level. But caution is the word from the specialists, in recognition of the complexity of the issue and the limits of computerized models of the ...