Smog Lawsuit Settlement Averts Fund Cutoff

11 May 2001 - 5:00am

A lawsuit by environmentalists that could have cutoff federal transportation funding to the Houston area has been settled.

"The settlement of a smog-related lawsuit has averted a cutoff of federal transportation funds to the Houston area, officials said Wednesday.To settle the lawsuit, the EPA agreed to declare that local transportation plans must adhere to a vehicle pollution limit in the state's latest smog reduction plan for Houston."

Source: The Houston Chronicle, May 10, 2001
Bookmark and Share
Under the proposal, the government would assign the populace the task of counting and mapping dog droppings as a first step to greater penalties for owners who fail to clean up after their mutts.