Greener Lawnmowers, Boat Motors Could Cost You More Green
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Greener Lawnmowers, Boat Motors Could Cost You More Green
New federal rules require manufacturers to produce greener lawnmowers and motors for recreational watercraft and gives them there years or less to make the improvements, for which consumers likely will pick up the tab.
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(September 5, 2008)—New Environmental Protection Agency rules call for a 35 percent emissions reduction from new gasoline-powered lawn and garden equipment beginning in 2011 and big big emission reductions will for speedboats and other recreational watercraft in 2010.

The head of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies says the resulting reductions will be the equivalent of removing one out of every five cars and trucks on the road.

The EPA says about 190 million gallons of gasoline will be saved each year when the new rules take effect and estimates that more than 300 premature deaths will be prevented annually.

The EPA estimates the changes will cost about $236 million a year, and the tab likely will be picked up by consumers who will pay more for mowers and other machinery.

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