Obama acts to reverse Bush climate moves

[usregimechange]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will start reversing former President George W. Bush's climate change policies on Monday by taking steps to allow states to limit greenhouse gas emissions from cars and by ordering 2011 vehicle fuel efficiency standards to be set by March.

An administration official said late on Sunday that Obama, who took office last week, would direct the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider a request by California to impose its own strict limits on car emissions.

The request was denied under the Bush administration. The official said a final decision by the EPA would likely take several months.

Another official familiar with the policy shift said Obama would instruct the EPA to approve the waiver allowing California to impose the rules.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090126/us_nm/us_obama_emissions_2

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[NYC_SKP]

1. More great news for us and our great great grandkids!!

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[Jamastiene]

2. W00t!

I'm liking the sound of that.

[Hekate]

3. KnR. As a Californian who just came back from Salt Lake City, this makes me breathe easier...

... literally. SLC is where I had my first full-blown asthma attack 14 years ago, and I was just there last week. The day I left the headlines mentioned that SLC has the dirtiest air in the USA. I assume that at some level this has been legal. Why it should have been disallowed for California or any other state to try to do better is beyond me. THANK YOU President Obama, once again.

Hekate

[polichick]

4. GREAT news!!!

[Hope And Change]

5. K & R!

[4lbs]

6. The country should just follow California's lead and use it's emissions standards nationwide

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28779476/

Cleaner air adds 5 months to U.S. life span
Study is first to show tie between less pollution, longer life, researchers say

[formercia]

7. Time to buy Platinum, Palladium and Rhodium.

which means the converters will be bigger and more valuable.

[tekisui]

8. Very good!

[phleshdef]

9. There he goes, being all progressive again.

[Thrill]

10. Why is the media billing this as Environmentalist vs. Labor Unions?

Isn't there already a fund set aside for the Auto Companies to adapt?

[Jennicut]

11. Thank You President Obama! Doing good things again.

Maybe now CA's air quality can start to improve.