EPA crushes 17 states' efforts to curb auto emissions

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Dec. 20, 2007, 12:32AM
EPA crushes 17 states' efforts to curb auto emissions
Agency insists Bush goals clearer than 'patchwork' of local regulations


By JOHN M. BRODER and FELICITY BARRINGER
New York Times


The 17 states affected by Wednesday's ruling were trying to set stricter air quality standards than those adopted by the federal government.
• Many vehicles: If all the states had been allowed to adopt the stricter California standard, it would have covered nearly half of all vehicles sold in the United States.
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday denied California and 16 other states the right to set their own standards for carbon dioxide pollution from automobiles.

EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson said the proposed California rules were pre-empted by federal authority and made moot by the energy bill signed into law by President Bush on Wednesday.

Johnson said California had failed to make a compelling case that it needed authority to write its own standards for greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks to help curb global warming.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/nation/5392488.html

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1. I can't contain the curse words...nt

[RB TexLa]

2. I don't disagree with what they wanted to do, but 52 different standards would not be a good thing

This is something that needs to be done on a national level.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. What an obvious crock of crapola!! After this, how could anyone have doubts that even the EPA is in

the hands of big business!!!!!

I sure hope the states win their lawsuit...

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