Victory for Clean Air Act

[TheCoxwain]

Source: Nytimes

A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out an Environmental Protection Agency rule limiting the ability of states to require monitoring of industrial emissions.

The 2-to-1 ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is the most recent in a series of judicial setbacks to the Bush administration’s efforts to reshape federal policies under the Clean Air Act.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/washington/20air.html...

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Proof that there are sane heads around despite the best efforts of the Repukes.

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1. Rock. ON. This is great news and sets the stage

for a favorable judgement of states' suits against the feds on CAFE standards.

[DarthDem]

2. Excellent News

From a court with some wingnuts on it, too. Very good news. The lower federal courts have actually been somewhat sane lately.

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3. YEAH! Thank the GSM for DC federal courts - next stop is protecting the Endangered Species Act

since BushCo wants to leave enforcing the Act up to each dept. that wants to develop endangered species habitat.

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4. K&R Great news!

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5. K&R