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Washington: 'Do As I Say, Not As I Do'

Bush asks others to cut back emissions as US bankrolls high-emission projects

(Newser) - While Bush asks others to reduce emissions, Washington is promising to pay for a state-of-the-art oil refinery in India that will pump out 9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year. The Los Angeles Times says that this is only some of the smoke covering Washington’s tracks, as...

Calif. Town Is Nation's Smoggiest
Calif. Town Is Nation's Smoggiest

Calif. Town Is Nation's Smoggiest

Air above tiny Arvin is a magnet for pollutants

(Newser) - Arvin, Calif., proves that you don’t need factories or freeways to have America’s worst air pollution. The agricultural town’s mountain locale collects pollution, the AP reports, giving the air a toxic smell and raising health concerns. The EPA uses the ozone level to gauge smog across the...

Bush Asks Agencies to Cut Emissions
Bush Asks Agencies to Cut Emissions

Bush Asks Agencies to Cut Emissions

Orders plans for regulating greenhouse gases by term's end

(Newser) - President Bush stepped up to the plate on global warming today, ordering the the EPA, transportation and other agencies to begin to regulate vehicle emissions by the time he leaves office. Chided by the Supreme Court last month for failing to protect the environment, Bush asked agencies to prepare plans,...

Governator Says He'll Sue EPA
Governator Says He'll Sue EPA

Governator Says He'll Sue EPA

(Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger says he'll take the Environmental Protection Agency to court if California doesn’t get a green light for its tough new auto emissions laws within six months. "The clock is ticking. If we don't see quick action from the federal government, we will sue the EPA,"...

EPA Must Regulate Greenhouse Gases
EPA Must Regulate Greenhouse Gases

EPA Must Regulate Greenhouse Gases

Supreme Court ruling a rebuke to Bush's hands-off policy on auto emissions

(Newser) - Carbon dioxide must be regulated by the federal government unless it can provide a scientific reason not to, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. The 5-4 decision, which ordered the EPA to consider CO2 an "air pollutant" as defined by the Clean Air Act, was a blow to the Bush...

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