Emissions rules up in the air: EPA, automakers forge ahead despite court ruling

摘要

A federal appeals court threw in a monkey wrench at the eleventh hour, but for now the Environmental Protection Agency and automakers appear to be proceeding according to plan in dealing with proposed new Tier 2 vehicle pollution standards. Asthey are written now, the new rules will force automakers to sharply cut tailpipe emissions and oil refiners to produce much cleaner fuels beginning in 2004.