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In a defeat for the Bush administration, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a US government agency has the power under the clean air law to regulate greenhouse gas emissions that spur global warming.
The nation’s highest court by a 5-4 vote said the US Environmental Protection Agency “has offered no reasoned explanation” for its refusal to regulate carbon dioxide and other emissions from new cars and trucks that contribute to climate change.
“Washington joined California and 14 other states Wednesday in suing the federal government for failing to approve stronger regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.”