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    EPA Blocks California Bid to Limit Emissions from Cars

    Yesterday, President Bush signed the energy bill , saying it would help deal with climate change. Hours later, his Environmental Protection Agency refused to allow 17 states to set their own vehicle emission standards to help curb global warming.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Yesterday, President Bush signed the energy bill, saying it would help deal with climate change. Hours later, his Environmental Protection Agency refused to allow 17 states to set their own vehicle emission standards to help curb global warming. Today when asked how serious he is about fighting greenhouse gases, the President defended the effectiveness of a national, rather than state, environmental policy. California is the leader among states who want to set their own emission standards. Zachary Coile reports from Washington for the San Francisco Chronicle.

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      Warren Olney

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Food Prices and Hunger in the United States
    1. 1:39EPA Blocks California Bid to Limit Emissions from CarsYou’re reading this
    2. 7:32Rising Food Prices: Has Ethanol Backfired?
    3. 41:58Democrats in Congress End Year with a Whimper
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