California Gov. Statement on Continued EPA Inaction on Greenhouse Gases Despite Supreme Court Ruling

04/02/2008 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling declaring that greenhouse gases are pollutants, which should be regulated by the federal government, and the U.S. EPA's failure to act:

Car exhaust: Photo by Trevor Bradley (CC)

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"It has been a full year since the Supreme Court declared that greenhouse gases are pollutants which should be regulated by the federal government, but the U.S. EPA has refused to grant California's waiver that would allow us and 19 other states to improve our quality of life by setting tougher vehicle emissions levels.

"The authority of states to address greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles has been clearly and unequivocally supported - by the Supreme Court, a federal court decision in Vermont and in December by a federal court here in California. On this issue, the U.S. EPA has failed to lead, it has failed to follow the states' lead and we are prepared to force it out of the way in order to protect the environment."

Source: California Governor