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EPA to ‘reconsider’ air quality rules as Texas faces diesel price 'disaster'

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday it would “reconsider” air-quality regulations amid Texas’s diesel price “disaster.” The letter sent by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) responded to concern from officials in the Lone Star State that rules from th...

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The HillNews report · Sep 29, 11:08 PM

EPA to ‘reconsider’ air quality rules as Texas faces diesel price 'disaster'

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday it would “reconsider” air-quality regulations amid Texas’s diesel price “disaster.” The letter sent by EPA Administrator Lee Zeld...

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FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro)News report · Sep 29, 11:44 PM

EPA to ‘reconsider’ air quality rules as Texas faces diesel price 'disaster'

Diesel costs nearly $6.40 per gallon on average nationally, according to AAA. The fuel cost roughly 84 cents a month ago and about $2.76 a year ago.

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