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Calif. Sues EPA Over Emissions

15 states join fight to limit greenhouse gases from cars and trucks

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(Newser) – California, joined by 15 other states, filed suit today against the Environmental Protection Agency for rejecting its plan to limit greenhouse gases on cars, trucks, and SUVs. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the Bush administration is "ignoring the will of millions" by ruling that Congress' recent boost in fuel-efficiency standards makes California's own emissions law unnecessary, reports the AP.

The 1970 Clean Air Act allows states to set their own emission rules if they receive a waiver from the federals; the EPA refused on Dec. 19 to grant California's request. California Attorney General Jerry Brown called the denial "shocking in its incoherence and utter failure to provide legal justification for the administrator's unprecedented action. The EPA has done nothing to curb greenhouse gases."

California Attorney General Jerry Brown gestures while commenting on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision that affects global warming at a news conference in San Francisco, Monday, April 2, 2007. The Supreme Court Monday ordered the federal government to take a fresh look at regulating carbon dioxide emissions from cars,...
California Attorney General Jerry Brown gestures while commenting on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision that affects global warming at a news conference in San Francisco, Monday, April 2, 2007. The Supreme...   (Associated Press)
Cars wait in a traffic jam near the EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday Dec. 19, 2007. The European Commission on Wednesday proposed flexible rules to force carmakers to cut carbon dioxide emissions in new cars starting in 2012, a move that could add euro 1,300 (US$1,874) to the...
Cars wait in a traffic jam near the EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday Dec. 19, 2007. The European Commission on Wednesday proposed flexible rules to force carmakers to cut carbon dioxide emissions...   (Associated Press)
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about a redistricting ballot initiative during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. on Monday, Dec. 3, 2007. Schwarzenegger is pushing a measure for next year's general election that would prevent lawmakers from drawing their own political districts. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about a redistricting ballot initiative during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. on Monday, Dec. 3, 2007. Schwarzenegger is pushing a measure for next year's general...   (Associated Press)
The 2009 Corvette ZR1, the fastest, most powerful automobile ever produced by General Motors Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007. The Corvette's chief engineer says the 2009 Corvette ZR1 may be the last in a long tradition of Detroit performance cars, endangered by stronger federal fuel economy regulations and limits on carbon...
The 2009 Corvette ZR1, the fastest, most powerful automobile ever produced by General Motors Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007. The Corvette's chief engineer says the 2009 Corvette ZR1 may be the last in a long...   (Associated Press)
In a file photo headlights and red lights are visible in Los Angeles Tuesday, April 4, 2006, as commuters navigated the freeways as Spring storms continue to soak Californians. The Bush administration has reopened California's stalled petition seeking to control greenhouse gases after the Supreme Court's ruling Monday April 2,...
In a file photo headlights and red lights are visible in Los Angeles Tuesday, April 4, 2006, as commuters navigated the freeways as Spring storms continue to soak Californians. The Bush administration...   (Associated Press)
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