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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Attorney General Sues Six Auto Makers

    Attorney General Bill Lockyer claims that greenhouse-gas emissions from automobiles harm California by contributing to global warming. In the first suit of its kind, he's gone to court against the six biggest US and Japanese makers of cars : Chrysler, General Motors, Ford, Toyota North America, Honda North America, and Nissan North America.

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

    Attorney General Bill Lockyer claims that greenhouse-gas emissions from automobiles harm California by contributing to global warming. In the first suit of its kind, he's gone to court against the six biggest US and Japanese makers of cars: Chrysler, General Motors, Ford, Toyota North America, Honda North America, and Nissan North America.

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