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Environmental

Apr. 21, 2009

EPA Says Gases Harm Environment, Lawsuits Are Expected

The so-called "endangerment finding" promises to transform the federal government's role in addressing climate change, giving the EPA broad powers to limit greenhouse gases emissions from sources such as motor vehicles, power plants and heavy industry.

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The federal Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that six greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare, opening the door to far-reaching regulation of the gases, which scientists consider the leading cause of climate change.

The so-called "endangerment finding" promises to transform the federal government's role in addressing climate change, giving the EPA broad powers to limit greenhous...

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