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Pollution * USA - California Sues EPA on Greenhouse Gas Regs
16 Other States May Join Suit
CAL,USA -The Associated Press/ Transport Topics (VA,USA) -2 Jan 2007: -- California sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday for denying the state’s “greenhouse gas” limits on cars and trucks, reported... California had challenged the Bush administration’s conclusion that states may not set emission standards on their own... At least 16 other states may join the lawsuit, which was prompted by EPA’s denial last month of California’s request for a waiver as required under the federal Clean Air Act... EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson denied the waiver, saying it would result in a patchwork of state regulations...
* Bush Backs EPA on California Waiver Denial
Washington,Dc,USa -The Los Angeles Times/ Transport topics (VA,USA) -20 Dec 2007: -- President Bush defended the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to reject California’s plan to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles, saying that a national strategy toward climate change is more effective than a state-by-state approach... The president signed energy legislation into law Wednesday that will boost automobile mileage standards to 35 mpg by 2020, and EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson denied California’s request to implement its own standards...
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