Court Blocks Changes to Clean Air Act

[flpoljunkie]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27991-2003Dec24.html

Court Blocks Changes to Clean Air Act

By JOHN HEILPRIN
The Associated Press
Wednesday, December 24, 2003; 1:18 PM

WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked new Bush administration changes to the Clean Air Act from going into effect the next day, in a challenge from state attorneys general and cities that argued they would harm the environment and public health.

The Environmental Protection Agency rule would have made it easier for utilities, refineries and other industrial facilities to make repairs in the name of "routine maintenance" without installing additional pollution controls.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an order that blocks the rules from going into effect until the legal challenge from the states and cities is heard, a process likely to last months.

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[shanti]

1. yes!

some judges with intelligence and foresight!

[Ernesto]

4. AKA non-repuke-whore appointees

[benfranklin1776]

2. Three cheers for the independent judiciary

Blocking the evisceration of snowmobile rules, blocking the evisceration of due process by barring the indefinite holding of people without charge or trial and allowing this challenge to the evisceration of the clean air act. The coequal branch of government is finally stepping up to the plate in a large way.

[are_we_united_yet]

3. Amen

[NJCher]

5. Christmas cheer!

Wow, thanks for posting this. Great news.


Cher

[Kolesar]

6. WaPo added more to the story in the later edition

This is the 2:25pm version of this story
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27926-2003Dec24.html

This ought to keep the story in the headline throughout the election season. You east coasters prepare to write some scathing LTTEs on this subject as it is revisited.

[MaineDem]

7. A great Christmas present

For people who enjoy breathing clean air!

A very good decision.

[NJCher]

8. writing letters

You got it, Spike.

BTW:

The three judges on the panel were Harry T. Edwards, nominated by President Jimmy Carter (D), and Judith W. Rogers and David S. Tatel, both nominated by President Bill Clinton (D).



Cher

[klyon]

9. good news

kick
KL