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Court Orders Stricter Fuel Economy Rules

It throws out US standards for SUVs and minivans

By Zach Samalin, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 15, 2007 6:01 PM CST

(Newser) – Environmentalist groups rejoiced today after a federal appeals court struck down upcoming fuel-economy standards for some SUVs, minivans, and small trucks, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The court ruled that regulators refused to treat carbon dioxide emissions as a serious threat to global warming and... Read full story »

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Court Orders Stricter Fuel Economy Rules

It throws out US standards for SUVs and minivans

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