E.P.A. Says 17 States Canât Set Emission Rules
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The E.P.A. said the proposed California rules were made moot by the energy bill signed into law by President Bush on Wednesday.
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The government for decades has failed to meet legal deadlines for tougher energy efficiency standards for appliances and other equipment, costing consumers and industry tens of billions of dollars in electric costs, a congressional study said Thursday.
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E.U. countries scaled back a proposal to regulate airline emissions, but agreed on measures likely to intensify a battle with the United States over  environmental regulation.
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WHEEZE: Mayors and economic development officials say a growing number of businesses are not inclined to expand or open new plants in areas cited by the Environmental Protection Agency as "non-attainment zones," with too much smog-causing ozone or microscopic soot.
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The auto industry says it can't meet California's proposed C02 emissions regulations and argues the state has no authority to adopt them anyway. Proponents of the tougher regulations say the industry is blowing smoke.
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More than a dozen states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to lower soot levels from smokestacks and exhaust pipes, a move the state officials argue would save thousands of lives.
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Toyota, General Motors and seven other automakers filed suit on Tuesday to block California&#39;s new greenhouse gas regulation, which was approved by the state in its final form in September.
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A federal judge in Vermont yesterday rejected an attempt by automakers to block individual states from adopting their own standards for limiting greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.
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Governors of 20 U.S. states must slash levels of tiny particles spewed by power plants, cars and other sources by 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Friday.
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Recently issued rules by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency focus on severely limiting the amount of toxic emissions from cars and trucks.
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Several lawmakers said Thursday they would try to prevent a House energy plan that seeks to block California and other states from regulating tailpipe emissions.
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By JOHN FLESHER  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Michigan and eight other states sued the Bush administration Tuesday, saying the White House failed to adequately regulate emissions of mercury and other pollutants at cement plants.
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Energy law sets efficiency levels for cars and homes but environmentalists say measures are too limited
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The Bush administration's rejection of state efforts to tighten rules on greenhouse gas emissions touched off a flurry of counterattacks Thursday. Democrats in Congress launched an investigation. Governors led by California's Arnold Schwarzenegger said they would sue, and environmental groups demanded to see the government's rationale for its decision.
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Environmentalists insist the strict new limits on emissions will be a boon to the economy, but businesses will have a daunting task meeting the state's ambitious goals
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BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (IPS) - Environmental groups are criticising European  Commission proposals for the bloc's policy on climate change  post-2012, saying they fail to establish legally binding targets  for curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
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A patchwork of electronics recycling laws is emerging from state capitals across the country, presenting manufacturers with a major challenge and Congress with a golden opportunity, the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) said today.  Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Connecticut Gov. M.