Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Supreme Court Rules that EPA Can Regulate Greenhouse Gas

From today's New York Times - "In one of its most important environmental decisions in years, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate heat-trapping gases in automobile emissions. The court further ruled that the agency could not sidestep its authority to regulate the greenhouse gases that contribute to global climate change unless it could provide a scientific basis for its refusal." Read the full story here, or listen to NPR's coverage here.

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