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Feds Block California's Tougher Emissions Law

EPA refuses waiver with 16 states waiting in the wings

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 19, 2007 11:57 PM CST
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(Newser) – The Bush administration has refused to allow California and 16 other states to set their own strict standards on tailpipe admissions. EPA chief Stephen Johnson yesterday declined to grant California a federal waiver to impose its own standards on greenhouse gas admissions from vehicles. The other states were poised to follow California's lead. The decision likely means a long court battle.

Johnson says the new energy bill signed into law yesterday makes efforts by individual states unnecessary. But that's "a phony argument and ridiculous on its face," said Sen. Barbara Boxer. She and other critics say that the new federal standards don't go far enough and that states have a right to act on their own.

California Attorney General Jerry Brown, with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Environmental Protection Agency has refused California a waiver to impose more stringent tailpipe emissions standards than the federal government. (AP Photo Rich Pedroncelli)
California Attorney General Jerry Brown, with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Environmental Protection Agency has refused California a waiver to impose more stringent tailpipe emissions standards than...   (Associated Press)
President Bush, right, followed by EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson. The Environmental Protection Agency has refused California a waiver to impose more stringent tailpipe emissions standards than the federal government. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
President Bush, right, followed by EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson. The Environmental Protection Agency has refused California a waiver to impose more stringent tailpipe emissions standards than the...   (Associated Press)
The Environmental Protection Agency has refused California a waiver to impose more stringent tailpipe emissions standards than the federal government. 17 other states were poised to demand their own waivers.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
The Environmental Protection Agency has refused California a waiver to impose more stringent tailpipe emissions standards than the federal government. 17 other states were poised to demand their own waivers.(AP...   (Associated Press)
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