Cracking Down, Global Warming-Causing Deodarant...

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Not alone in our ozone woes
Other regions have targeted everything from deodorant to aging autos in order to satisfy federal clean-air requirements.
By Kim McGuire
Denver Post Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 07/29/2007 11:42:19 PM MDT


After a decade of cracking down on power plants in an effort to clean up ozone air pollution, environmental regulators in Ohio this year zeroed in on another culprit - deodorant.

Deodorants, as well as hair spray, car wax and windshield washer fluid, contain small amounts of volatile organic compounds that contribute to making ozone, an ingredient in urban smog.

So the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency put limits on the amount of those compounds in consumer products sold in the state.

It's unclear whether Front Range residents might someday be asked to use retooled deodorant - but the region must come up with a new plan to reduce rising levels of ozone pollution.

On July 20, Denver violated the health-based standard for ozone and probably pushed the region into "noncompliance" with federal clear-air rules.

Ozone aggravates respiratory problems for the young, elderly and people who are already ill.

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I don't understand what they are doing with deodorant, and I thought it was only the spray ones that were bad for the environment...does anyone even use those anymore?

Anyway, this is a great idea:

Of the $39.50 fee Dallas residents pay to have their cars inspected, $6 goes to help poor drivers in a nine-county area repair their cars.

Local air-quality planners have an agreement with a local phone provider so drivers can use a toll-free number to report smoking clunkers on the road.

"Until you solve the problems these older cars pose, you're not going to come into compliance," said Chris Klaus, senior air program manager for the North Central Texas Council of Governments.
 
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