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Environmental

Apr. 17, 2009

'Endangerment' Ruling Could Jump-Start Greenhouse Oversight

As legislation addressing climate change stalls in Congress, the federal Environmental Protection Agency may soon move on its own to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

As legislation addressing climate change stalls in Congress, the federal Environmental Protection Agency may soon move on its own to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

The Obama administration is expected to make a so-called "endangerment finding," officially declaring that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare a step that would trigger their regulation under the federal Clean Air Act. The EPA c...

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