The Grinch who stole California's emission standards - from Barbara Boxer

[gateley]

(THERE ARE LINKS AT HER SITE WHERE YOU CAN FORWARD E-MAILS)

http://www.barbaraboxer.com/news/bulletins?id=0026


At a time when Americans are celebrating the holidays with friends and family, on Wednesday the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Stephen Johnson, showed up as the Grinch.

Two years ago on this very day, California announced plans to combat the dire consequences of global warming by filing a waiver request with the EPA, seeking federal approval to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles. The Clean Air Act gives states the right to set stricter vehicle emissions standards as long as they obtain waivers from the EPA -- waivers which have been granted to California 50 times in the past and never denied. Now 16 other states are in the process of adopting similar standards as California, collectively covering nearly 150 million Americans.

Unfortunately, EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson put politics over science and, in the dead of the night as lawmakers were leaving town for the holiday recess, announced that he planned to stand in the way of our fight against global warming by denying California's common-sense waiver -- a decision that would affect nearly half of the country as we work to combat global warming.

We can't let government bureaucrats like Stephen Johnson stand in the way of California's efforts to protect our environment and lead America's fight against global warming.

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[fenriswolf]

1. its not just california

16 states are primed to follow our example if we are succesfull this would basically set the standard for the united states as it would be very hard to sell the same vehicle with different emissions. This bill is critical to a greener planet.

[theoldman]

2. I watched Boxer on the News Hour last evening and she

certainly knew her facts. I may not always agree with her but she is one smart lady.