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Breaking: Automakers lose
Vermont judge rules that Calif. and other states can implement tough tailpipe emission standards |
David Roberts |
12 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Big news: the lawsuit by U.S. automakers attempting to block California and 14 other states' adoption of tough new tailpipe emissions standards has lost: A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the U.S. auto industry's attempt to block California and 14 other states from setting tough new fuel economy standards, saying the industry had not proved the regulations were illegal, unsafe or unattainable. The ruling was a big loss for the industry in the fight over wheth ... |
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| Topics: California, cars, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, politics, Vermont (all these topics) |
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