Results tagged “EPA” from theInput.net

Several states in New England, in conjunction with California, are set to sue the EPA and the Bush administration over stricter emissions controls in order to combat pollution:

“I believe that states have to step into a void created by a failure of federal action,” Mr. Spitzer said in an interview on Tuesday. “The global warming issue is one where the current administration has first denied the scientific evidence and only recently begun to discuss the matter in a serious way.”

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, in a statement on Tuesday, said, “New York State is moving forward on all cylinders to take aggressive action to curb global warming from both power plants and cars.”

The states filed a request to tighten emissions policies and raise penalties for offending businesses, but the EPA has been blocking their efforts thus far, stalling their response to the states' demands. Recent related cases brought to court by the states have resulted in wins for the states.

I wish the whole nation could be as aggressive in reducing emissions as these states.