http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/05/22/epa_on_notice/ Blogging the science and policy of global warming Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:13:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/05/22/epa_on_notice/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Climate 411 » EPA Denies California Waiver Request - Environmental Defense Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:48:51 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/05/22/epa_on_notice/#comment-232 [...] Two years ago, California asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to pave the way for landmark standards to limit global warming from motor vehicles. Seventeen other states plan to implement the Clean Car standards, pending the EPA decision. But today - after two years of stalling - EPA said no. This decision is virtually unprecedented; EPA has granted similar requests over 50 times in 40 years. [...] [...] Two years ago, California asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to pave the way for landmark standards to limit global warming from motor vehicles. Seventeen other states plan to implement the Clean Car standards, pending the EPA decision. But today – after two years of stalling – EPA said no. This decision is virtually unprecedented; EPA has granted similar requests over 50 times in 40 years. [...]

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