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September 2, 2009

EPA to Designate CO2 a Pollutant; Senate Delays Climate Bill
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And the Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to soon
declare carbon dioxide a dangerous pollutant. The pending formal
“endangerment finding” would require the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas
pollution under the Clean Air Act. The move follows an EPA ruling in
April that said greenhouse gases endanger human health and welfare.
Meanwhile, Senate negotiators have delayed introduction of a landmark
climate bill cutting greenhouse gas emissions until later this month.
The House narrowly passed its version of the bill in June.



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