Speaker 1: The Chevy Camaro, one of America's iconic muscle cars. But
Speaker 1: if you live in California or Washington State three Camaro models,
Speaker 1: the S S, the Z eleven one, the one L E,
Speaker 1: they're gonna be off limits to you starting January one.
Speaker 1: The Camaros are being banned because of what's in their
Speaker 1: brake pads. Ten years ago, both California Washington State enacted
Speaker 1: stringent laws to limit the amount of copper that automakers
Speaker 1: are allowed to use in brake pads. Well, here's the problem.
Speaker 1: Whenever drivers apply their brakes, it kicks off a tiny
Speaker 1: amount of break dust. That brake dust includes particles of
Speaker 1: copper and other metals used in the manufacture of brake pads.
Speaker 1: The evil, toxic brake dust then gets deposited on the road.
Speaker 1: The wind blows it all over the state and then
Speaker 1: all over the world, and ultimately this brake dust mixes
Speaker 1: with rain, it gets washed into the rivers. And here's
Speaker 1: the worst aspect of it all. Copper is bad for fish.
Speaker 1: It messes with their sense to smell. It makes it
Speaker 1: easier for other fish predators to kill a fish that
Speaker 1: have been exposed to break dust. So no Chevy Camaros
Speaker 1: for you muscle car fans in California or Washington, at
Speaker 1: least until Chevy gets rid of the copper break dust.
Speaker 1: Bad for you, good for the fish. Do you believe
Speaker 1: this