By Tennille Tracy | The Wall Street Journal
The Obama administration is moving forward with tough new standards to cut pollution from cars, prompting an outcry from refiners who say the proposal could raise the cost of producing gasoline by nearly 10 cents a gallon.
The Environmental Protection Agency, which says the rule will cost considerably less, is expected to say Friday that it wants to reduce the amount of sulfur in gasoline to an average of 10 parts per million, down from the current standard of 30 ppm, people briefed on the plan said.
The plan, which still must go through public comment before becoming final, would give environmentalists one of the top items on their wish list at a time of disappointment on some other fronts.
“I think this proposal is the single most effective step EPA can take right now to reduce smog,” said Clean Air Watch president Frank O’Donnell.
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