Minnesota Considers California's Tailpipe Emissions Standard. By Tom Meersman, Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 14, 2008. "Nearly 170,000 new cars and trucks hit the road in Minnesota each year, and how to control what comes out of their tailpipes has sparked a bitter struggle [in] the Legislature [which is expected to hold hearings this week on] a bill to sharply limit pollution from new vehicles starting with 2012 models... But it will probably raise the price of new cars $1,000 or more, and opponents... say it threatens the state's ethanol industry. Under the proposal, Minnesota would join a dozen other states that have adopted California vehicle-emissions standards, which would cut more than twice as much... greenhouse gases as federal requirements... The bill... has been debated and passed by several House and Senate committees."
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