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Environmental

Jun. 28, 2012

EPA gets greenlight on greenhouse gas emissions regulations

In a resounding victory for the federal Environmental Protection Agency, an appellate court has rejected a slew of suits from business interests and state governments that sought to block rules cutting greenhouse gas emissions.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In a resounding victory for the federal Environmental Protection Agency and others pushing to curb climate change, an appellate court has rejected a slew of suits from business interests and state governments that sought to block rules cutting greenhouse gas emissions.


The unanimous ruling from the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals puts the EPA full-steam ahead in limiting emissions from vehic...

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