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Below are the 2002 press releases published by the Washington, D.C. office of the Automotive Service Association (ASA). All press releases will open in a new browser window. To return to this page, close the new window.

Dec. 30 Regulatory Rules Up for Review
Dec. 10 Texas State Senator Briefs Collision Industry on Legislation Prohibiting Insurer-Owned Shops
Nov. 25 Texas Collision Shops Asked to Support Legislation Opposing Insurer-Owned Repair Facilities
Nov. 12 Automakers Hold Web Site Demonstrations at CARS
Nov. 11 CARB's Clean-Air Leader Re-examines Diesel
Oct. 22 American Lung Association Finds Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Programs Reduce Pollution
Oct. 7 Michigan Secretary of State Candidate Pledges to Crack Down on Auto Repair Fraud
Oct. 2 CARB Adopts Emissions Information Availability Rule
Sept. 3 Georgia Environmentalists Win Important Federal Court Case
Sept. 3 California Air Resources Board Approves Rule to Reduce Emissions from Motor Vechicle Coatings Operations
Aug. 30 EPA Alters Transportation Regulations
Aug. 30 CDC Study Finds Clean Air Act Improved Air Quality
Aug. 29 California Senate Bill 1648 Dies on Assembly Floor
Aug. 27 Recently Passed Diesel Fuel Rule Receives Opposition from Congressional Members
Aug. 23 California Air Resources Board Delays MTBE Phase-Out
Aug. 23 Superfund Program Receives Capitol Hill Scrutiny
Aug. 23 President Bush Signs Order to Assist Small Businesses
Aug. 22 SUV Tire Recalls Continue
Aug. 13 Senator Schumer Introduces Automobile Insurance Fraud Bill
July 31 Senate Hears Testimony on the Motor Vehicle Owner's Right to Repair Act
July 30 ASA Vice President, ASA Member Testify on Information Availability
July 30 ASA Conducts Service Information Demonstration on Capitol Hill
July 15 California Assembly Passes Auto Emissions Reductions Bill
July 15 U.S. Senate Committee Passes Multi-Pollutant Bill
July 10 Senate Schedules Hearing on Information Availability
June 27 California Senate Bill 1648 Passes Assembly Insurance Committee
June 24 U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Holds Hearing on FreedomCAR
June 24 U.S. House of Representatives Subcomittee Reviews Clean Air Act
June 24 New Opportunity for Ethanol Advocates
June 24 U.S. Senate to Hold Hearing on Information Availability
June 24 Bill to Relax Excessive Paperwork Requirements for Small Business Passes U.S. House
June 24 Bill Seeks to Pursue Workplace Injury Rule
June 19 North Carolina Bill Aims to Abolish Motor Vehicle Safety Inspections
June 14 U.S. Senate Fails to Pass Estate Tax Repeal
June 13 U.S. Sen. Wellstone Introduces Service Information Availability Bill
June 7 Florida Supreme Court Hands Diminished Value a Defeat
June 7 EPA Report Finds Humans to Blame for Climate Change Problems
June 3 Automakers to Have Tire Pressure Monitors by 2003
May 30 Senate Bill 1648 Approved in California
May 29 EPA Win on Diesel Fuel Rule Sets Pattern for Limiting Emissions from Off-Road Sources
May 29 Bill Will Give EPA Authority to Regulate Indoor Air
May 29 U.S. House of Representatives Holds Hearing on Traffic Congestion
May 24 Bush "Clear Skies" Plan Delayed Until 2003
May 24 President Bush Promotes Clean Air Plans
May 24 U.S. Department of Justice Proposes Rule on Stolen Motor Vehicles
May 24 Bush Unveils Climate Change Plan
May 24 Possible Elimination of Superfund Exemption for Petroleum Releases
May 23 Clean Air Violations Provide Evidence Against Ethanol Use
May 22 ASA Members Meet with Legislators on Capitol Hill
May 22 U.S. Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Drop Antitrust Agreement
May 22 EPA Releases MOBILE6
May 22 New York Assembly Introduces Service Information Bill
May 22 Study Shows Connection Between Pollution and Asthma
May 22 GAO Report Finds Small Business Regulations Have Not Eased
May 22 Senators Revive Ergonomics in Bill 2184
May 22 Legislation, Activities Focus on Small Business Week
May 15 California Senate Passes Bill to Cap Auto Emissions
May 10 President Bush Announces His Small Business Agenda
May 10 NHTSA Releases Final Rule of 2004 CAFE Standards for Light Trucks
May 10 Automakers Can Choose Tire Pressure Monitors
May 3 ASA Supports California Bill Opposing Insurer-Owned Repair Facilities
April 23 Fuel Economy Issue Still on Table in U.S. Senate
Feb. 20 Revised Energy Legislation Includes Repair, Recycling Options
Feb. 15 California Air Bag Legislation Defeated
Jan. 23 ASA Opposes California Bill for Replacement Airbags
Jan. 23 Study Finds Federal Safety Agency Needs Improvement
Jan. 23 Automotive Aftermarket Associations Oppose Vehicle Scrapage Program
Jan. 8 ASA Holds Second Information Availability Demonstration in D.C.
Jan. 2 Senate Climate Bill is First to Seek Emissions Reporting
Jan. 2 Senate Energy Bill to Include Scrappage Proposal
Jan. 2 Senate Passes Small Business Paperwork Relief Act
Jan. 2 EPA Urged to Review Options for Future on Particulate Matter
Jan. 2 California Delays Clean Air Plan
Jan. 2 South Carolina Bill Will Require Written Estimates
Jan. 2 Superfund/Brownfields Bill Sent to the President
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