SUVs Increase D.C. Area Pollution
9 July 2001 - 5:00am
Rapid increase in the number of sport-utility vehicles (SUV) is causing an increase in air pollution in the Washington D.C. area.
"The number of sport-utility vehicles on Washington area roads is growing so fast that it will likely push the region over the pollution limits for automobile emissions and force delays in some road-building projects, transportation officials said."
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SUVs Drive Area to Pollution Violations
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The Washington Post, July 8, 2001
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