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U.S. air pollution authority faces Supreme Court tests

2013-11-24 09:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The U.S. government's authority to regulate air pollution nationwide, often against the wishes of Republican-leaning states, could face new curbs when the Supreme Court takes on two high-stakes cases in coming months. The cases focus on the broad-ranging power wielded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the landmark Clean Air Act, first enacted in 1970. The law was envisioned as a cooperative effort between the federal government and states in which the EPA sets standards but...

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