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"GREEN" NEWS * USA
* California, 17 other states sue EPA over greenhouse gases
Sacramento,CA,USA -The Sacramento Bee, by Kevin Yamamura -April 3, 2008: -- Attorney General Jerry Brown joined officials in 17 other states Wednesday to demand that the federal Environmental Protection Agency release its internal finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health... The move comes after EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson wrote last week that he plans to open a months-long public comment period on greenhouse gas emissions, a procedure critics say serves to delay action on emissions until after President Bush leaves office... Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger noted in a statement that it has been a full year since the Supreme Court declared that greenhouse gases are pollutants that should be regulated by the federal government... "On this issue," he said, "the U.S. EPA has failed to lead, it has failed to follow the states' lead and we are prepared to force it out of the way in order to protect the environment."...* Carmakers fight fuel rules state by state - Industry hopes to convince them not to adopt Calif.'s tougher emissions regulations
Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -April 3, 2008: -- Automakers are taking their battle against even tougher fuel efficiency requirements from the nation's capital to state capitals around the country... The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, the trade group that represents Detroit's Big Three, Toyota Motor Corp., Daimler AG and five other automakers, is trying to convince states not to adopt California's emissions rules, which are stricter than federal regulations and would require a 30 percent reduction in tailpipe emissions by 2016. That would force automakers to build cars that average 43.7 miles per gallon and light trucks that average 27 mpg... At least 20 states have already adopted California's standards or are considering doing so: CT, ME, MA, NJ, NY, OR, PA, RI, VT, MD, NM, WA...Labels: green regulations
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