Low-sulfur gas goes on sale in more counties

ATLANTA - Low-sulfur gasoline goes on sale in a 45-county area Tuesday in a pollution-cutting move that will cost motorists about one dollar every time they fill up. <br> <br> Banks, Madison and Lumpkin counties were among those who started selling the fuel Tuesday.<br> <br> All grades of gasoline sold under a new state rule will produce fewer nitrogen oxides, a main ingredient in smog. <br> <br> The fuel requirement is part of Georgia&#39;s effort to fight metro Atlanta&#39;s air pollution. <br> <br> Georgia began selling low-sulfur fuel in 1999 in 25 counties during the ozone season, which runs from June through September. That list was expanded to 45 counties in June. <br> <br> State Environmental Protection Division spokesman Kevin Chambers said Tuesday that the gasoline now being sold is the lowest sulfur content fuel available in Georgia.

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