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43 °F Forecast | Road Cams Monday, January 24, 2005 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Opportunities Moving to Southern Oregon? MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend December 5, 2004 Since You Asked Oxy gas program is over Have gas stations started using the oxygenated gas or has that program disappeared? — Sue M., Medford Breathe easy, Sue, that program’s long gone. The requirement that Medford-area gas stations sell oxygenated fuel during the winter months was lifted in September 2002 when Medford’s carbon monoxide management plan gained federal approval. The federal Clean Air Act requires localities with winter air-pollution problems to use oxygenated fuel between the beginning of November and the end of February to help reduce carbon monoxide pollution from vehicle emissions, explained state Department of Environmental Quality air-quality manager John Becker. Medford area gas stations sold oxygenated fuel during the winters for 10 years until improved traffic flow, reduced industrial pollution and newer, more efficient cars reduced the carbon monoxide pollution problem. The Portland-Salem area is the only region in Oregon where oxygenated fuel is still required and even there the air is now clean enough that the requirement’s up for review this month, Becker said. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] . Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities Student Loan Consolidation Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers