Arizona Utilities Back Bill to Halt 'Clean-Car' Rules, but Not for That Reason

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Major Arizona utilities have pushed for a bill to kill rules limiting greenhouse-gas emissions, an apparent reversal of earlier support for a state "clean-car" program.

The Arizona Department of Environment Quality drafted the rules to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions on new cars sold in Arizona, beginning with model-year 2011. They were part of a package of recommendations made by a climate advisory group created by Gov. Janet Napolitano in 2005.

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Arizona Utilities Back Bill to Halt 'Clean-Car' Rules, but Not for That Reason

The group included representatives from Salt River Project, Arizona Public Service and Tucson Electric Power. All 35 members approved recommendations for a "clean-car" program, outlined in an August 2006 report...

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