Don’t Waive the State’s Air Quality
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s request to the EPA to exempt California from clean-air regulations in order to reduce gasoline prices is exactly the wrong thing to do (“Governor Seeks Waiver From Clean-Air Rules,” April 6). Air pollution is a terrible problem, much worse than paying higher gas prices. Indeed, higher prices may help discourage people from buying gas hogs the next time they purchase a vehicle.
I drive too, and I don’t like high gas prices. However, I realize that I have a responsibility to drive cars that get excellent mileage.
The governor is merely pandering to a lust for oversized and overpowered cars and trucks that will soon reach a dead end as fossil fuels are depleted. We should do everything in our power to conserve, not waste.
Peter Briscoe
Riverside
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