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Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:11 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 17 February 2010 01:13
From Statesman.com:
Texas fired off another salvo in a struggle with Washington over environmental regulation Tuesday, filing a suit in federal court to prevent regulation of greenhouse gases.
Gov. Rick Perry and Attorney General Greg Abbott are trying to get the federal Environmental Protection Agency to back away from a finding last year that greenhouse gases are a threat to public health. The finding sets the stage for regulation of the gases, which scientists have linked to global warming.
The Texas officials say curbs on greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide could cost state businesses and homeowners and jeopardize jobs. Texas leads the nation in carbon emissions. And they argue that the EPA had based its finding on faulty science.
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