The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stunned the nation last month by denying California and 17 other states the right to proceed with regulations that would reduce global warming pollution from new automobiles.
"EPA is not following science or the law," said Jim Tripp, general counsel for Environmental Defense.
"This decision is like pulling over the fire trucks on their way to the blaze," said Fred Krupp, president of Environmental Defense "For 40 years, EPA administrators have recognized the important role that California plays in innovating new standards to fight pollution."
The Supreme Court ruled decisively in April 2007 that EPA does have the authority and the obligation to regulate global warming emissions. Two other federal courts
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