WASHINGTON--The Environmental Protection Agency has denied states' requests for waivers allowing them to impose stricter limits on vehicle emissions, according to Pennyslvania Governor Edward G. Rendell.
The federal Clean Air Act gives California the unique authority to set its own, more stringent, air pollutant regulations for cars and allows other states, like Pennsylvania, to adopt those regulations. However, the federal act requires that EPA provide California with a waiver before these state regulations can be enforced by other states.
Last month, at Governor Rendell's direction, the Department of Environmental Protection joined 13 other states in pursuing legal action to force a decision by EPA on California's waiver request after waiting for two years.
The Bush administration has resisted regulatory approaches to controlling greenhouse gases. In April, the U.S. Supreme court made a landmark ruling against the administration, deciding that EPA has the authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, as air pollutants.
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