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ABC News: Bush Rejects Regulating Greenhouse Gases
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WASHINGTON A federal appeals court unanimously struck down a signature component of President Bush's clean air policies Friday, dealing a blow to environmental groups and probably delaying further action until the next administration. (article 6)
The Environmental Protection Agency published a 588-page examination of the issues surrounding greenhouse gases but refused to adopt its staff's finding that such gases could cause disastrous flooding and drought and affect food and water supplies. (article 3)
The regulation, known as the Clean Air Interstate Rule, required 28 mostly Eastern states to reduce smog-forming and soot-producing emissions that can travel long distances in the wind. (article 5)
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that the EPA overstepped its authority by instituting the rule. (article 5)
The court, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, said the rule, which set new requirements for major pollutants, had " fatal flaws. (article 8)
The Bush administration on Friday rejected regulating greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, saying it would damage the U.S. economy and cause too many job losses. (article 1)
A US appeals court struck down landmark air-pollution regulations on Friday, shocking both environmental and industry groups with a decision that could severely hamper efforts to curb smog and acid rain. (article 7)
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- ABC News: Bush Rejects Regulating Greenhouse Gases (ABCNews, 07/11/2008, 330 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 07/11/2008, 993 words)
- White House puts warming threats on back burner (L.A. Times, 07/12/2008, 1043 words)
- Excerpts from greenhouse gas decision documents (Washington Post, 07/12/2008, 60 words)
- Court rejects Bush's signature air pollution rule (Washington Post, 07/12/2008, 398 words)
- Court says EPA overreached with emissions rule (L.A. Times, 07/12/2008, 359 words)
- US court slaps down pollution law (Nature Journals, 07/11/2008, 627 words)
- Decisions Shut Door on Bush Clean-Air Steps (nytimes.com, 07/12/2008, 1258 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 07/11/2008, 903 words)
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