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To: Don Lloyd who wrote (82314)	7/14/2000 2:54:30 AM
From: Don Lloyd	Respond to of 132070

washingtontimes.com " Memo blames EPA for gas price increases By Patrice Hill THE WASHINGTON TIMES An internal Energy Department memo reveals that the Clinton administration knew its own environmental regulations were a major reason gas prices jumped to record highs in the Midwest last month, even as officials publicly laid blame on "big oil" companies. The June 5 memo, obtained by The Washington Times, was written for Energy Secretary Bill Richardson by the department's acting policy director, Melanie Kenderdine, just as a public outcry was rising over gas prices as high as $2.50 a gallon for the reformulated gasoline that the Environmental Protection Agency is requiring in the Chicago and Milwaukee areas this summer..." Regards, Don