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Environmental

Dec. 30, 2011

Judge blocks state's emissions law

In a blow to California's efforts to fight climate change, a Fresno federal judge ruled Thursday that a law cutting greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels illegally discriminates against out-of-state crude oil and corn ethanol p


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In a blow to California's efforts to fight climate change, a Fresno federal judge ruled Thursday that a law cutting greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels illegally discriminates against out-of-state crude oil and corn ethanol producers.


Eastern District Judge Lawrence O'Neill held that the California Air Resources Board's Low Carbon Fuel Standard violates the Commerce Clause o...

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