EPA DELAY OF DIESEL RULE CAUTIOUSLY ACCEPTED BY INDUSTRY, ACTIVISTS

EPA's decision to delay the compliance deadline for reduced sulfur content in diesel fuel has attracted lukewarm acceptance from both vehicle manufacturers and environmentalists. Fuel suppliers requested the delay to ease their transition to formulating the cleaner-burning diesel. Diesel engine makers have been counting on the cleaner fuel to achieve strict new emission standards, and are raising questions about how a delay might affect those efforts. One environmentalist says the decision likely would not spark significant objections so long as...