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Cars are thought to be a major source of the emissions responsible for global warming. So some advocates are proposing the Clean Car Program, currently under consideration in the Illinois General Assembly. Right now the state uses the guidelines in the Federal Clean Air Act. The Clean Car Program would impose the stricter standards originally introduced in California. Rebecca Stanfield is state director of Environment Illinois, which recently studied the impact of vehicle emissions. She says tackling that tailpipe pollution is essential.
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