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"GREEN" NEWS * USA - EPA May Classify GHG a Danger
The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to declare that greenhouse gas emissions endanger the public’s health and welfare
Washington,DC,USA -Light & Medium Truck/Transport Topics -30 March 2009: -- ... A move that could accelerate government rulemaking related to air quality... Legally, after EPA makes an “endangerment finding, they’re under obligation to protect health and welfare”... According to a statement from the federal agency, a document sent March 20 to the White House office of Management and Budget for review was a “proposed’ endangerment finding... If, however, OMB approves the proposal and EPA Administrator, Lisa Jackson, signs it, the finding could set in motion a scenario under which the agency, not Congress, sets greenhouse gas emission standards for everything from cars and trucks to oil refineries and coal powered utilities... (Photo NASA/sciam.com: EARTH IN BALANCE: The American Geophysical Union urges reductions of 50 percent or more in greenhouse gas emissions to avoid unpredictable climate change)
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