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Multiple states will sue over EPA decision to not let California regulate vehicle emissions

Posted at 5:10 PM on 21 Dec 2007

Riled up about the U.S. EPA's decision not to allow California to regulate vehicle greenhouse-gas emissions, Golden State Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared he will sue the agency "within the next three weeks." At least eight other states that would have adopted the stricter emissions standards had the EPA allowed it have said they've got California's back and will co-sue. Congressional Democrats, led by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), plan to launch an investigation into the EPA's decision. There's gonna be a rumble!

sources: Associated Press, McClatchy News Service, The Christian Science Monitor, Agence France-Presse
see also, in Gristmill: EPA staff say they were excluded from waiver decision; suspect Cheney's involvement

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Can't wait!

Now, that is music to the ears!

Now, if only Grist had listed those other states (or offered a source link to the ditty), I would feel more informed.

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by Greta at 1:04 PM on 22 Dec 2007

To further expand your mind...

And just who were those (actually 9 so far) other states throwin' down with Cali?
The Usual Suspects:
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maine
New Mexico
Oregon
Rhode Island
Vermont
Wisconsin

As well as the City of New York and District of Columbia.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/28/us/28emissions.html

by dayla2000 at 2:43 AM on 23 Dec 2007

We are screwed.

Humans will soon face a massive disaster of world pproportion. There will be small wars over water and food. Energy shrotages will cause major changes in lifesyles ( no A/C) only the rich will afford gasoline, infrastructures will fail. The overuse of antibiotics and high tech to keep so many sick alive will lead to the die off of millions as health care fails for most. The obese and biabetic will die in their own toxic wastes. Due to GW, food will be in short supply. Ever see the Mad Max movies? Get ready!

Care for Mother Earth

by Coolmind at 3:23 AM on 23 Dec 2007

So what do you suggest?

A primal scream? Suicide? Curl up in a fetal position and suck your thumb?

I'm an apocalypt too, and you know what? I can't figure out what such a stance is good for. It is totally useless.

I plan to fight the bastards who are murdering the planet to my last breath. You go ahead and have your pity party. Enjoy.

Randy Cunningham

Randy Cunningham

by randino at 7:12 AM on 23 Dec 2007
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We're screwed? Murdering the planet?

Maybe it is too much to ask, but is there a quantitative analysis of just how much worse the effect will be of the federal standard embodied in the Energy Bill and the California standard?

by danallen at 12:36 PM on 26 Dec 2007

Re: Randy and Dan

Randy: Here, here! :)

Dan, I don't think Coolmind was talking about this issue in particular; I think he was just prophesying general gloom and doom.

That said, telling anyone they can't regulate GHG's is a bad thing--even if the regulations aren't that much stricter than the federal rules. When you're talking about a state the size of California--particularly with nine other states and one large, ridiculously automobile-congested city such as DC involved--every mile per gallon makes a pretty intense difference. Also, the ruling just sets a bad precedent. When the feds aren't acting, states need the power to press on without them. It's just good policy.

I don't think this particular ruling justifies Coolmind's doom-crying (Hmm... Might want to look into a different username, CM; you're really not living up to yours), but it thoroughly justifies the legal rumble.

by Pathos at 3:15 PM on 26 Dec 2007

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