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Environmental

Jul. 16, 2009

California: Back Out in Front

After a seven-year deadlock that ended only with the Bush administration taking an offramp to oblivion, California now has a green light for imposing limits on automobile emissions, writes Michael Steel.

By Michael Steel

After a seven-year deadlock that ended only with the Bush administration taking an offramp to oblivion, California now has a green light for imposing limits on automobile emissions that may contribute to climate change.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it was reversing the Bush administration and granting California's request for a waiver of federal pre-emption to allow the state to regula...

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