Friday, August 18, 2006
US Supreme Court could force Bush to regulate
The Supreme Court will decide in October sessions whether the Bush administration must regulate carbon dioxide to combat global warming. The court will address whether the administration’s decision to rely on voluntary measures to combat climate change are legal under federal clean air laws. Twelve states have taken the Environmental Protection Agency to court to force it to do its statutory duty to regulate greenhouse gases from cars and to determine whether the EPA can regulate carbon dioxide from power plants.
As a presidential candidate in 2000, Bush expressed support for regulation of the greenhouse gas, but once elected withdrew support for the Kyoto Protocol.
The White House argues that mandatory reductions would harm the economy and does not consider carbon dioxide a pollutant.
As a presidential candidate in 2000, Bush expressed support for regulation of the greenhouse gas, but once elected withdrew support for the Kyoto Protocol.
The White House argues that mandatory reductions would harm the economy and does not consider carbon dioxide a pollutant.
