EPA Revives California Emissions Rule

Associated Press: California can move forward with its efforts to set the nation's first standards to cut tailpipe emissions from cars, light trucks and sport utility vehicles, the Environmental Protection Agency said. The state has been seeking an exemption from the federal Clean Air Act since 2005 to set emissions standards in hopes of reducing greenhouse gases. The EPA had refused, arguing that the authority to set fuel economy standards belonged only to the U.S. Department of Transportation. ... Link