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After Supreme Court Ruling, California Free to Set Tough Emission Standards

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Posted by geri   
Wednesday, 04 April 2007
By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court has assigned the problem of greenhouse gases and auto emissions firmly under the purview of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, which will likely force action on cafe standards. The ruling is cheered by states like California which are demanding carmakers limit vehicle emissions like carbon dioxide. The Sierra Club said this is "probably the most important Supreme Court environmental ruling in history." (Cincinnati Post)
 

$10 Million Prize Offered for Best 100-mpg Car

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Wednesday, 04 April 2007
chevy voltThe X PRIZE Foundation, the organization that awarded the $10 million prize for a workable private spacecraft, is launching an Automotive X PRIZE for the team that can deliver a super-efficient vehicle that is mass-marketable and can exceed 100 miles per gallon...
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U.S. Supreme Court Gives Boost to Environmental Groups on Power Plant Cleanup

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Wednesday, 04 April 2007
coal-fired plantThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday unanimously supported a federal clean-air bill that "forces power companies in the U.S. to install pollution control equipment on aging coal-fired power plants." Duke Energy Corp. lost the case, which is similar to dozens of others pending, but says it has other arguments to pursue in its fight to resist the upgrades. (AP)
 

$500 Million Pledge to Reverse Childhood Obesity in U.S.

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Wednesday, 04 April 2007
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today announced it will commit at least $500 million over the next five years to tackle childhood obesity. The goal is to reverse the epidemic by 2015 and to bestow a seriousness on the issue, calling it one of the most urgent public health threats facing the United States...
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15 British Sailors Released as Gift from Iran

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Wednesday, 04 April 2007
"Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says 15 British naval personnel captured in the Gulf are free to leave... and said they were being released as a "gift" to Britain." (BBC)
 
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