Local lawmaker pumps better gas mileage standards

Local lawmaker pumps better gas mileage standards

As prices at the pump continue to soar, one local lawmaker is fighting to make vehicles more fuel-efficient. Congressman John Hall (D-District 19) is joining other freshmen members of Congress in calling for better fuel-efficiency standards in the country. Citing an estimate from the Sierra Club, an environmental organization, Hall says improving automobile mileage to 40 miles per gallon could save more than 3 million barrels of oil every day.The thought of stretching a gallon of gas sounded good to customers at one Yorktown gas station. "I think that would be good because as we all know, gas prices are getting a little outrageous and I think everyone would benefit from that,? said Andi Coiro, of Yorktown.