State regulation of automobile greenhouse gases ruling [US DC]

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State regulation of automobile greenhouse gases ruling [US DC]

September 12, 2007 09:29:00 am

Green Mountain Chrysler Plymouth Dodge Jeep, et al., v. George Crombie, et al., US District Court for the District of Vermont, September 12, 2007 [ruling that states have the power to regulate automobile greenhouse gas emissions and that existing federal regulations do not preempt state regulation]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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