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Pres. Obama to put his stamp on environmental policy

 

Published 1/26/2009 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Obama will announce Monday new renewable energy directives — including an executive order which allows California and 13 other states to set their own auto emissions and fuel efficiency standards beyond what is called for by federal law, a senior administration official told CNN. The states can regulate their own auto emissions [...] (link)

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