Seven states to file Clean Air lawsuit.(states file lawsuit to force government to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants)

Chemical Market Reporter, March, 2003 by Hess, Glenn

IN THE LATEST challenge to the Bush administration's clean air policies, seven states have announced their intention to file a lawsuit to force the federal government to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. The lawsuit by seven state attorneys general--all Democrats--will argue that the failure of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate carbon dioxide violates the Clean Air Act and contributes significantly to global warming.

The chemical industry and other manufacturers oppose mandatory controls on carbon dioxide emissions, arguing that controls would force power producers to switch from coal--an abundant source of energy--to natural gas, which would further drive up the cost of the key feedstock. Chemical...

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