Your car will soon be less polluting, thanks to EPA’s new gasoline rule

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By benadlerMar 3, 2014, 3:21 pm14 pts
On Monday morning, the EPA announced the adoption of new rules that will require oil refiners to reduce the amount of sulfur in gasoline. As The New York Times explains, “When burned in gasoline, sulfur blocks pollution-control equipment in vehicle engines, which increases tailpipe emissions linked to lung…

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