That is a small price to pay for environmental protection and the health of a promising industry.

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Among them: enactment of a national speed limit of 65 miles per hour, freight industry participation in an Environmental Protection Agency program to reduce fuel consumption, and a reduction of highway congestion by raising the fuel tax if necessary.

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This was the start of Medicaid for the poor and, later, increased regulation of industry through bodies like the Environmental Protection Agency.

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All of which is creating a handy new line of business for Japan's environmental-protection industry.

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Even more rules and regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to inhibit the drilling of petroleum, natural gas and the inevitable extinction of the coal industry.

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