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Article: Pollution clash on deck Ship exhaust contributes to ozone, particulate pollution and acid rain. As Congress moves toward restrictions, Wisconsin's Rep. Obey alters its course.
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 13, 2009
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By DIANA MARRERO
Washington -- The Obama administration is seeking to enact strict
air pollution controls for ships that navigate both along the coasts
and on the Great Lakes.
But federal regulators could see their efforts undercut by an
unlikely detractor: U.S. Rep. David Obey, a veteran Democratic
lawmaker and avid environmentalist.
Obey, the powerful chairman of the House Appropriations
Committee, is crafting language that would allow Great Lakes ships
to escape some of the tougher regulations proposed for large vessels
by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Federal regulators say the new rules could save thousands of
lives a year and help millions of people better cope with asthma and ...