CLOSING THE SUV LOOPHOLE ON EXHAUST POLLUTION

In 1990, Congress updated the Clean Air Act and mandated tighter controls on automobile pollution. These standards helped make automobiles cleaner, but left a giant sport utility vehicle (SUV) loophole. Under the standards, known as Tier 1, light trucks and SUVs were exempt from the pollution restrictions that apply to regular cars. On May 1, 1999, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed new standards, known as Tier 2, where SUVs and other light trucks will have to meet the same exhaust emission standards as cars.

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  PDE Publications

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• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 4
• Serial:
  • Driver/Education
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: PDE Publications
  • ISSN: 1183-7314

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Diesel engine exhaust gases; Environmental policy; Exhaust gases; Legislation; Light trucks; Pollutants; Sport utility vehicles; Standards
• Identifier Terms: Clean Air Act; Clean air act ammendments
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Law; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00767836
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 26 1999 12:00AM