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Frustratedlady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-02-07 11:00 AM
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Supreme Court Rebukes * Administration on Greenhouse Gases from Cars
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Breaking News from ABCNEWS.com:

SUPREME COURT REBUKES BUSH ADMINISTRATION, ORDERING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE NEW LOOK AT EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES FROM CARS

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3000746


Apr 2, 2007 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a defeat for the Bush administration, a closely divided Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a U.S. government agency incorrectly determined it lacks the power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions that spur global warming.

The nation's highest court said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency "has offered no reasoned explanation" for its refusal to regulate carbon dioxide and other emissions from new cars and trucks that contribute to climate change
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