Pivotal Case on Global Warming Confronts High Court
sduford on Nov 27 2006 at 1:56 pm | Filed under: Politics
November 27, 2006 — By H. Josef Hebert, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court hears arguments this week in a case that could determine whether the Bush administration must change course in how it deals with the threat of global warming.
A dozen states as well as environmental groups and large cities are trying to convince the court that the Environmental Protection Agency must regulate, as a matter of public health, the amount of carbon dioxide that comes from vehicles.