Utah Car Parts Company Agrees To Take Certain Vehicle Equipment Off The Market To Reduce Air Pollution
Channel 4 News covered the latest update on UPHE’s lawsuit with 4 Wheel Parts.
“Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment (UPHE) lodged a consent decree with the Utah Federal District Court that, if approved by the court, prohibits 4 Wheel Parts stores throughout the United States, including the two in Utah, from selling or installing health-damaging pollution control defeats parts for vehicles including straight pipes, hollow catalytic converters and unapproved electronic “tuners,” ABC 4 reported.
UPHE’s founder and president Dr. Brian Moench said “This happens to be a national company, and they have national distribution, 90 stores, so the benefit will be far reaching.”
“Pollution that comes from the tailpipe can now be 20 to maybe even 30 or more times what it’s supposed to be and that obviously increases the air pollution we’re all exposed to. The real beneficiaries will be everyone who lives in the state of Utah, especially along the Wasatch Front.”