Gina-Marie CheesemanCA Congressman Subpoenas EPA Over Emissions Report
February 13th 2008 03:56
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), Chairman of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, subpoenaed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Friday requesting documents reviewed by the agency’s administrator Stephen L. Johnson before he stopped California’s tailpipe emissions law. The law would force automakers to cut carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emission by 30 percent in new cars and trucks by 2016.
California sought a waiver request to override the EPA’s standards, and was denied in December. The federal law only raises fuel economy standards to 35 miles per gallon by 2020 while California’s law would raise it to 36.8.
California filed a lawsuit against the EPA in December as did the state of Washington.
In November California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said, “California is ready to implement the nation’s cleanest standards for vehicle emissions, but we cannot do that until the federal government grants a waiver allowing us to enforce those standards.”
Twelve other states adopted California’s laws, and three others said they plan to adopt them.
EPA spokesman Jonathan Shradar said, “What they've subpoenaed is to get control of documents that they have seen every word of. They know what it says,” Shradar said. “I'm not going to imply that they would turn them over to those currently in litigation, but that is a concern.”
California is the only state with the right to set tougher emissions standards under the Federal Clean Air Act as long as the EPA gives it a waiver.
California sought a waiver request to override the EPA’s standards, and was denied in December. The federal law only raises fuel economy standards to 35 miles per gallon by 2020 while California’s law would raise it to 36.8.
California filed a lawsuit against the EPA in December as did the state of Washington.
In November California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said, “California is ready to implement the nation’s cleanest standards for vehicle emissions, but we cannot do that until the federal government grants a waiver allowing us to enforce those standards.”
Twelve other states adopted California’s laws, and three others said they plan to adopt them.
EPA spokesman Jonathan Shradar said, “What they've subpoenaed is to get control of documents that they have seen every word of. They know what it says,” Shradar said. “I'm not going to imply that they would turn them over to those currently in litigation, but that is a concern.”
California is the only state with the right to set tougher emissions standards under the Federal Clean Air Act as long as the EPA gives it a waiver.
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