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--> --> Oxy fuels rule lifted in Klamath falls due to clean air findings KLAMATH FALLS (AP) - Klamath Falls has kicked the gasohol habit. The town has officially attained federal air quality standards for carbon monoxide, which means gas stations no longer have to comply with a state requirement to sell oxygenated fuel during winter months. For the past nine years, Klamath Falls service stations had to sell gasoline that was blended with cleaner-burning ethanol. "Customers are a lot happier," said Terry Slade, president of May-Slade Oil Co. "The ethanol-based fuel decreases gas mileage up to four miles per gallon. Oxygenated fuel causes a lot of problems especially in older vehicles." The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a carbon monoxide maintenance plan for Klamath Falls, which includes monitoring of carbon monoxide levels for the next 15 years. The plan, which also discontinues the requirement for oxygenated fuels, took effect Nov. 19. The oxygenated-fuel season ran Nov. 1 through March 1 each winter, beginning in 1992. Oxygenated fuel is gasoline blended with additives that contain extra oxygen. The additional oxygen promotes more efficient combustion, which reduces tailpipe emissions of carbon monoxide. The blend sold in Oregon also contains ethanol. In other areas, the chemical additive MTBE was used. - Associated Press Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing