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Tom Purcell: A better way to pour gas
- People can now restore gas cans to their simpler pre-2009 design.
- This change reverses a 2009 EPA requirement for gas containers to feature spring-loaded, "spill-proof" spouts.
- Regulators also targeted other devices like kitchen stoves, air conditioners, dishwashers, and washing machines.
- Stringent refrigerant specifications increased AC costs, and ethanol added to gas gums up carburetors.
- The availability of restoration kits suggests a pattern of government overreach, according to the author.
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Havasu NewsTom Purcell: A better way to pour gas
American entrepreneurs have saved my grass-mowing season. You see, my grass is finally lush and green and growing like wildflowers, which means I spend my weekends mowing it. Since 2009, however, that hasn’t been so easy to do. That’s when the Obama Environmental Protection Agency required that the gas containers we use to fill our lawn mower tanks be built with spring-loaded, “spill-proof” spouts. The EPA’s goal? To reduce spillage by creating …
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