EPA
Called Upon To Suspend Costly Gasoline Regulation Causing Harmful
Urban Pollution
Released on
= February 10, 2005, 3:30 pm
Press Release
Author = Mr. Orr, Chairman of NAFA
Industry = Environment
Press Release
Summary = NAFA claims EPA justified its national regulation on the
evidence of a single test vehicle, which it modified, and whose
results were “forced” and then introduced into the record
...
Press Release
Body = (EMAILWIRE.COM, February 10, 2005) DENVER -- Mr. Orr, Chairman
of NAFA, a scientific-based organization, called upon the EPA to
suspend its costly
new gasoline regulation, which is adding up to $ 0.50/gallon in
extra cost and increasing harmful urban ground-level ozone (smog)
nationwide. NAFA claims EPA justified its national regulation on
the evidence of a single test vehicle, which it
modified, and whose results were “forced” and then introduced
into the record after it was too late for public comment. www.altfuels.us
Ground level
ozone is the result of an atmospheric reaction between two tailpipe
emissions - NOx and VOC's (volatile organic compounds) in the presence
of sun light. An improper balance between these two emissions, which
EPA has caused with their regulation, actually increases the level
of ozone. See
http://www.techcentralstation.com/082003D.html
http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.19746/pub_detail.asp
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/lmarr/news/latimes20040524.pdf
http://www.altfuels.us/pdf/photochemical_ozone_formation.pdf
http://www.altfuels.us/pdf/lawson%5b1%5d.pdf
Mr. Orr stated: "The evidence gets stronger everyday that EPA
made a serious mistake in mandating nationwide NOx emission reductions.
EPA has created an imbalance between NOx and VOC emissions in the
atmosphere that actually increases ozone. The human cost is just
too high, especially for our children in the larger cities for this
fact to be ignored or buried! No matter what the outcome of our
pending litigation (NAFA v EPA, http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,146345,00.html
), we think the responsible thing for the EPA to do now is suspend
this regulation."
Dr. Don Stedman
of the University of Denver, an expert in atmospheric chemistry,
said: "We are not seeing urban ozone across the country decline
in response to reductions in NOx. In fact, we are seeing increases
in ozone in most of urban
population areas like southern California, Denver, Houston, Phoenix,
Chicago New York, Philadelphia, and the San Francisco Bay area.
Unfortunately, the evidence strongly suggests that further reductions
of NOx emissions not accompanied by
significant HC reductions will only exacerbate ozone formation."
Dr. Erwin Gelfand,
Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical
and Research Center, Denver Colorado, said: "Ozone poses a
potentially serious problem for children. At present, it is unclear
what the long term effects of
elevated ozone exposures are in children, in those with developing
lungs (younger children) and especially those with underlying lung
disease. For these reasons, and without further information on potentially
competing atmospheric phenomena that may cause ozone, it is incumbent
on those who formulate policy to fully understand the underlying
science and impact that a perceived benefit may have in potentially
causing an increased risk, when reducing an emission."
Based upon an
expert report prepared by Southwest Research Laboratories, perhaps
the world’s premier engine and emissions laboratory, NAFA
challenged EPA's underlying science as being faulty. NAFA claims
EPA used a single test vehicle, which EPA
modified to justify their national gasoline rule. NAFA further claims
EPA "forced their data" to comport with a "predetermined
conclusion" that was put into the record after it was too late
for the public to comment. http://www.altfuels.us/nafa_vs_epa.php
NAFA estimates
the harmful regulation is costing an extra $0.20 to $0.50/ gal.
"The EPA is ripping us off to the tune of $10 every time we
fill up our SUV's," said Orr.
Oral arguments in the case were originally scheduled for Monday,
February 14th, 2005, 9:30 AM, before the US Federal Circuit Court
of Appeals, Washington DC. However, in a highly unusual move the
Court today notified the parties that oral
arguments had been cancelled.
………………..
NAFA was the only organization that questioned the EPA’s underlying
science used to mandate the gasoline additive MBTE, see http://www.altfuels.us/who.php#mtbe.
MTBE
become the second largest volume chemical produced in America and
was later determined to be a potential carcinogen. Unfortunately,
MTBE also was implicated in poisoning pristine underground aquifers
across the country. It has since been
banned in California, NY, Massachusetts, Canada and elsewhere.
…………………
See OP-Ed "BAD EPA Science Costs You Big - Again!"
http://www.altfuels.us/pdf/bad_epa_science_costs.pdf
SOURCE: National
Alternative Fuels Association (NAFA) 02/10/2005
Web Site = http://www.altfuels.us
Contact Details
= Please contact Bill Orr of NAFA, cell, 202-294-5500, billorr@altfuels.us;
or Dr. Don Stedman of DU, 303-871-2580, dstedman@du.edu; or Dr.
Doug Lawson of NREL, 303-275-4429, Doug_Lawson@nrel.gov; or Dr.
Erwin Gelfand,
National Jewish Hospital, 303-388-4461, glefande@njc.org.
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