Bush defends EPA's rejection of California plea
template_bas
template_bas
The president insists that 'a national plan' on emissions standards is more effective at combating climate change. Meanwhile, Rep. Waxman asks the agency for documents on how the decision was made.
By Richard Simon and Janet Wilson, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
9:43 AM PST, December 20, 2007
WASHINGTON -- President Bush today defended the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to deny California's bid to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles, saying that a national strategy toward climate change is more effective than a state-by-state approach.
"The question is how to have an effective strategy," Bush said at a year-end news conference. "Is it more effective to let each state make a decision as to how to proceed in curbing greenhouse gases, or is it more effective to have a national strategy?" Bush said.
Related Stories
- EPA denies California's right to mandate emissions
With the enactment this week of a landmark energy bill raising automobile gas mileage standards to 35 miles per gallon by 2020, Bush said, "We know have a national plan. It's one of the benefits of Congress passing this piece of legislation."
EPA administrator Stephen L. Johnson on Wednesday denied the state's request to implement its own landmark law, dealing a blow to the state's independent attempts to combat global warming and prompting an immediate vow from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to take the decision to court.
No comments:
Post a Comment