Focus (Forum & Focus)
Jan. 8, 2008
Inconvenient Federalism
Forum Column - By Brian E. Gray - The EPA's decision to block stricter emissions standards for California violates the states' rights principles that normally would be associated with a Republican administration.
By Brian E. Gray
In his decision denying California's request for federal permission to set its own greenhouse gas emissions standards for motor vehicles, EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson explained, "The Bush administration is moving forward with a clear national solution, not a confusing patchwork of state rules."
President Bush echoed this concern in his press conference t...
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