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Friday, July 11, 2008
Enironment - DC Circuit strikes down the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR)
The 60-page opinion is here - North Carolina v.EPA. An early AP story by Matt Apuzzo. Some quotes:
North Carolina and some electric power producers opposed aspects of the regulation and President Bush found himself with unusual allies."This is the rare case where environmental groups went to court alongside the Bush administration," said Frank O'Donnell, president of Clean Air Watch, a group that has criticized other Bush administration policies.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that the EPA overstepped its authority by instituting the rule. It said the Clean Air Act did not give the EPA the authority to change pollution standards the way it did. Citing "more than several fatal flaws," the court scrapped the entire regulation.
"This is without a doubt the worst news of the year when it comes to air pollution," O'Donnell said.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 11, 2008 02:46 PM
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