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Regulating Climate Emissions

Today, the EPA formally declared greenhouse gas emissions a danger to public health and that move could have a dramatic impact on many U.S. industries including automakers, energy companies, and chemical makers. As Stephanie Dhue reports, the EPA has set up the next step.



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External Links/Articles*

• Energy Information Administration (EIA)
  The EIA The EIA is the U.S. government agency responsible for tracing and reporting energy statistics.
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  The EPA is U.S. government agency charged with protecting human health and the environment. This links to the news release: EPA Finds Greenhouse Gases Pose Threat to Public Health, Welfare / Proposed Finding Comes in Response to 2007 Supreme Court Ruling.
• Department of Energy
  This links to information about the DOE's carbon sequestration, one of the most promising ways for reducing the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
• National Wildlife Federation (NWF)
  The NWF's mission is to inspire Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future by finding solutions to climate crisis and safeguarding America's wildlife and wild places. NWF's Global Warming Policy Director Joe Menedelson is interviewed in Stephanie Dhue's report.
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business federation representing 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations. This links to the bio of Vice President for the Environment, Technology & Regulatory Affairs Division, William L. Kovacs, VP for the Environment, Technology & Regulatory Affairs Division who is interviewed in Stephanie Dhue's report.

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