04/02/2008 GAAS:156:08 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Print Version |
Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Continued U.S. EPA Inaction on Greenhouse Gases Despite Supreme Court Ruling
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today released the following
statement on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling declaring
that greenhouse gases are pollutants, which should be regulated by the federal
government, and the U.S. EPA's failure to act:
"It has been a full year since the Supreme Court declared
that greenhouse gases are pollutants which should be regulated by the federal
government, but the U.S. EPA has refused to grant California's waiver that
would allow us and 19 other states to improve our quality of life by setting
tougher vehicle emissions levels.
"The authority of states to address greenhouse gas emissions
from motor vehicles has been clearly and unequivocally supported - by the
Supreme Court, a federal court decision in Vermont and in December by a federal
court here in California. On this issue, the U.S. EPA has failed to lead, it
has failed to follow the states' lead and we are prepared to force it out of
the way in order to protect the environment."
