PRO-ETHANOL GROUPS CITE LOW SMOG WHILE CARB SHOWS HIGH EMISSIONS

September 23, 2004
The battle over whether ethanol helps or hurts air quality is intensifying in California as a pro-ethanol group is pointing to the lowest smog levels in a decade during the first year that the state's ethanol use grew dramatically, while the state's air resources board released a report that "confirms" the corn-based additive increases vehicle emissions. The California Air Resources Board's (CARB) September report, Fuel Permeation from Automotive Systems, found, "Emissions increased on all 10 vehicle fuels systems studied when...


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