California VS. The EPA
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The Environmental Protection Agency denied California's application for a waiver from federal law that the state had first applied for two years ago. Getting the waiver will allow the state to set in motion it's own laws that impose stricter clean air standards than U.S. law.
The EPA's reasoning: legislation that President Bush has passed that will raise fuel economy standards by 40 percent to 35 miles a gallon in 2020.
California's argument: their plan will do the same thing but faster in their state by requiring the auto companies to achieve a 30 percent reduction of emissions by cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles by 2016.
Governator Schwarzenegger, along with some 14 other states, are suing the EPA to grant a waiver allowing the state to enforce their standards. If the waiver is granted and auto companies have to start making more efficient cars for California by 2009 then there's a good chance all new model cars will start to run more efficiently so two separate lines of vehicles won't have to be produced. Any thoughts?
The EPA's reasoning: legislation that President Bush has passed that will raise fuel economy standards by 40 percent to 35 miles a gallon in 2020.
California's argument: their plan will do the same thing but faster in their state by requiring the auto companies to achieve a 30 percent reduction of emissions by cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles by 2016.
Governator Schwarzenegger, along with some 14 other states, are suing the EPA to grant a waiver allowing the state to enforce their standards. If the waiver is granted and auto companies have to start making more efficient cars for California by 2009 then there's a good chance all new model cars will start to run more efficiently so two separate lines of vehicles won't have to be produced. Any thoughts?
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joshuaheller
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Greatest fight since Freddy v Jason.
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