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Ford's Environmental Executive Reports To CEO

Ford yesterday promoted Susan M. Cischke to a new job as senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering--the first executive at a Detroit auto company to have sustainability in her job title. Cischke, who now reports to CEO Alan R. Mulally, will be in charge of creating a long-range strategy on sustainability matters.

On April 2 the Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency had the authority to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from automobiles. The primary way that can be done, carmakers and environmentalists say, is to increase automobile fuel economy. As a result, Detroit carmakers, which have a long history of fighting regulations, are saying they want an active role in the movement to reduce the damage vehicles do to the environment.

Representatives of environmental groups are glad to see Ford's latest steps, but have not forgotten that the automaker has a history of pulling back on promises of building more efficient vehicles.

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