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Dubya still trying to kill Californians

2008-04-23 22:53:35.673804+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

As reported previously, the Bush administration has been trying to downplay evidence linking smog to deaths. Now, further evidence that the Bush administration is killing Californians, the new Bush fuel economy rules attempt to override California's attempts to protect its citizens:

Tucked deep into a 417-page "Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" was language by the Transportation Department stating that more stringent limits on tailpipe emissions embraced by California and 17 other states are "an obstacle to the accomplishment" of the new federal standards and are "expressly and impliedly preempted" by federal law.

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