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REGULATIONS * USA - Stricter auto emission rules by states upheld
The auto industry lost another court battle in its bid to stop California and at least 12 other states from imposing a 30 percent reduction in vehicle tailpipe emissions by 2016
Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -December 13, 2007: -- ... In a 57-page opinion issued Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Anthony Ishii said California and the other states that have adopted stricter emissions rules than the federal standards can do so, throwing out a challenge by Detroit automakers... Judge Ishii's decision follows a trial in Vermont, which also allowed states to impose their own emissions requirements... California is still waiting for a waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency to impose the rules beginning with the 2009 model year that starts next fall. The EPA has said it will issue its decision before the end of the year... Under the Clean Air Act, California is the only state that can set its own vehicle pollution standards, because it started regulating air pollution before the U.S. EPA was created. Other states are free to choose either the California rules or the federal government's... The automakers contend that by 2010, California-style regulations would reduce sales by up to 10,800 vehicles. California says that by 2020 its regulation could reduce sales by 4.7 percent... Environmentalists praised the ruling...
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