California Backs Plan for Big Cut in Car Emissions
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If the plan survives legal challenges, it would force automakers to increase sharply the fuel efficiency of millions of vehicles.
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California air-quality regulators on Friday adopted the nation&#39;s first-ever rules to reduce car emissions linked to global warming, an action likely to prompt tough pollution standards in other states and a legal challenge by the
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Officials in Californian announce tough new regulations to stem the emission of greenhouse gases from cars.
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In a move backers hope will   inspire other states to follow suit, California Gov. Arnold   Schwarzenegger signed a pioneering law on Wednesday aimed at   reducing the state's greenhouse gas emissions.
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Officials in Berkeley, Calif., are laying out a roadmap to reach a voter mandated 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.  The plan covers everything from solar panels to composted table scraps, The San Francisco Chronicle said Thursday.
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Washington state should adopt  California's vehicle emission standards, including new  greenhouse rules attacked by auto makers, Gov. Gary Locke said  on Wednesday.
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Under pressure to reduce greenhouse gases, top Canadian officials are pushing for the government to follow California&#39;s sweeping plan to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from cars and trucks.
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California air regulators Friday unanimously approved the world's most stringent rules to reduce auto emissions that contribute to global warming &#151; a decision that could affect car and truck buyers from coast to coast.
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Silicon Valley tycoons, Nobel laureates and Hollywood celebrities are backing a measure on California's Nov. 2 ballot to devote &#36;3 billion to human embryonic stem cell experiments in what would be the biggest-ever state-supported scientific research program in the country.
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California has adopted the world's first rules to reduce greenhouse emissions for autos, taking what supporters see as a dramatic step toward cleaning up the environment but also ensuring higher costs for drivers.    The rules may lead to sweeping changes in vehicles nationwide, especially if other states opt to follow California's example...
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If the Big Apple's initiative helps reduce emissions, other cities and states may follow suit.
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California filed a global warming   lawsuit on Wednesday against Ford Motor Co. F.N, General   Motors Corp. GM.N, Toyota Motor Corp. 7203.T and three   other automakers, charging that greenhouse gases from their   vehicles have cost the state millions of dollars.
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California air regulators Friday unanimously approved the world's most stringent rules to reduce auto emissions that contribute to global warming  --  a decision that could affect car and truck buyers from coast to coast.
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The European Commission unveiled a broad strategy to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from cars on Wednesday, proposing binding limits that automakers say will threaten jobs and lead to big price increases for consumers.
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed a federal low-carbon fuel standard patterned on California's ambitious goals.
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SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed three bills that would increase curbs on cruise ship pollution near the California coastline.
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The European Parliament's industry committee backs proposals to sharply cut CO2 emissions from cars.