EPA expected to lose Calif emissions suit-documents - Reuters

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

EPA expected to lose Calif emissions suit-documents
Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:24pm EST

By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency figured it would lose a lawsuit filed
by California if the agency turned down the state's
request to toughen vehicle emissions standards to fight
global warming, according to documents released on
Wednesday.

The suit the documents envisioned was filed on Jan. 2,
after the agency rejected a petition by California
seeking a waiver from federal law to impose more
stringent standards for greenhouse gas emissions from
cars, light trucks and sport utility vehicles. Fifteen
other states were poised to follow California's lead,
if the waiver had been approved.

In EPA briefing documents released by the U.S. Senate
Environment and Public Works Committee, the agency
listed the likely impact of granting or denying a
waiver.

The documents accurately predicted what would happen
next if the EPA rejected the waiver: The agency would
face an "almost certain lawsuit by California." The EPA
also said it was "likely to lose (the) suit." The federal
appeals court in San Francisco has yet to issue a ruling.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN23650746

[DCKit]

1. EPA expected to lose the suit or the documents? Or both?

Losing documents is a far more plausible scenario with this administration.

[XemaSab]

2. No shit.

:P

[diane in sf]

3. Good riddance to Bush EPA garbage.