Calif. Regulators Weigh Smog Restrictions
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California air regulators on Thursday took up the world's most ambitious rules to reduce car emissions that contribute to global warming &#151; an effort that could have a sweeping effect on how the country fights vehicle pollution.
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California regulators approved a plan yesterday aimed at drastically reducing emissions from cars and trucks over the next 11 years of gases commonly believed to cause global warming.
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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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The government's top environmental regulator Wednesday defended the Bush administration's proposal for new limits on smog against Democratic charges that it's too weak and Republican complaints that it went too far.
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By Tatiana Prophet, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Jun. 12--VICTORVILLE -- When it comes to a new power plant north of the city, California Energy Commission officials are most concerned with air and water quality.
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By ED SEALOVER THE GAZETTE DENVER - Colorado's top legislative leaders asked the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to approve California's tighter emissions standards for cars, which could open the door for a similar law to be passed here in 2008.
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Federal scientists want to tighten smog standards, a step that would allow tens of millions of Americans to breathe easier but also would clash with President Bush's plan to wean Americans away from gasoline
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The California Air Resources Board yesterday approved landmark regulation to tackle global warming by forcing cuts in carbon-dioxide exhaust from passenger cars and trucks.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.  - Members of the board of  Calpers, the biggest U.S. pension fund, voted on Monday to  demand that major car makers meet with them to defend their  lawsuit against California's new air quality regulations to  reduce exhaust emissions from cars and trucks.
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By BRANDON LARRABEE  ATLANTA - New state restrictions on power plants' mercury emissions that go further than federal standards, but are still too weak in the eyes of some environmental groups, are expected to gain approval today from the Board of Natural Resources.
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California regulators yesterday approved the nation&#39;s first limits on greenhouse gas produced by automobiles, requiring an average 30 percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions from new cars and light trucks by 2016.
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Facing federal pressure over worsening air pollution, a state air quality commission on Sunday approved its first-ever statewide emissions controls on the booming oil and gas industry.
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US automakers on Tuesday challenged California&#39;s new air quality regulations to reduce exhaust pipe emissions from cars and trucks.
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By ERICA WERNER  WASHINGTON - The Transportation Department acknowledged Tuesday encouraging members of Congress to weigh in with the EPA on California's request to implement global warming controls on automakers.
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Nine automakers, led by Toyota and General Motors, have sued to block California&#39;s new greenhouse gas regulation, which would require a 30 percent cut in emissions from cars and trucks sold in the state by 2016.
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By Chris Bowman, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 24--When it comes to fireside chats, local air pollution control officials believe money will talk louder than words.
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LOS ANGELES Nov 4, 2004 - With a little help from good weather, air in the Los Angeles was the cleanest on record this year, regulators said Thursday.