Stimulus for alternative transportation

[Levy.Dave at epamail.epa.gov]

THE CAPITAL SCHLEPPS
The Sierra Club sued the U.S. EPA yesterday for extending the
deadline for the Washington metro area to meet federal air pollution
limits for ozone.  The area missed the original deadline of November
1999, and the EPA granted it a reprieve last month until 2005,
without reclassifying the region from a "serious" to "severe"
non-attainment area.  Enviros want the area reclassified, which would
force state and local officials in Maryland, Virginia, and the
District of Columbia to put tighter limits on polluters and shift
transportation funds from new roads and other sprawl-happy projects
to improved mass transit.  If they are successful in their suit,
enviros hope to set a precedent for forcing the reclassification of
other metro regions that fail to meet clean air standards.

straight to the source:  Washington Post, Anita Huslin, 15 Feb 2001
<http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6336-2001Feb14.html>