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THE ENVIRONMENT; States sue EPA over inaction on greenhouse gas emissions from cars; Minnesota was among 17 states to file a petition accusing the EPA of stalling after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling giving the agency power to regulate emissions.(NEWS)
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Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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April 3, 2008
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Byline: TOM MEERSMAN; STAFF WRITER
Frustrated that the nation's guardian of air quality has not begun to control greenhouse gas emissions from cars, Minnesota and more than a dozen other states and cities sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday.
The action came one year after the U.S. Supreme Court determined that carbon dioxide and other vehicle gases are air pollutants, and that the EPA has authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate them.
The court also required the EPA to determine whether the emissions contribute to "air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare," and if so, to establish greenhouse ...