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Rebuttal?
California stats say state emissions-reduction plan far more effective than federal law |
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04 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:04 PM on 04 Jan 2008 When the U.S. EPA denied California the right to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions from vehicles, the agency reasoned that the just-passed energy bill's boost to national fuel-economy standards would be stronger emissions-reduction policy than the state's plan. California, which has sued, would beg to differ, and has released statistics refuting the EPA's claim. For ... |
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| Topics: California, climate, climate change mitigation, fuel efficiency, greenhouse-gas emissions, litigation, news, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Runaway Sue
California, 15 other states, and five nonprofits sue EPA over waiver decision |
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02 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:47 AM on 02 Jan 2008 California has made good on its promise to sue the U.S. EPA over the agency's refusal to allow the state to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions from vehicles, and 15 other states have made good on their promise to join in on the litigation. The swarm of states, along with five nonprofit groups, filed suit today in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. The presu ... |
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| Topics: California, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, litigation, news, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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As States Would Have It
Multiple states will sue over EPA decision to not let California regulate vehicle emissions |
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21 Dec 2007 |
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| 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'v ... |
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| Topics: California, cars, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, litigation, news, politics, regulation, US EPA (all these topics) |
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