EPA case key to Maine to be heard (greenhouse gas emission regulations)

[jpak]

http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/state/061127greenhouse.html

WASHINGTON - For the second time in a month, the U.S. Supreme Court will tackle an air pollution case vital to Maine and other Northeast states.

A dozen states led by Massachusetts, along with a variety of environmental groups, contend that the Environmental Protection Agency should regulate greenhouse-gas exhaust from motor vehicles to curb global warming.

The threat is that climbing temperatures will change the climate and flood coastal states. In Maine, fears include increases in asthma and other chronic respiratory conditions, insect-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease, and algae blooms that choke inland lakes.

"This is about more than just requiring automakers to produce cleaner vehicles," said Maine Attorney General Steven Rowe. "The longer we wait to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, the more we will suffer."

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[MountainLaurel]

1. Interesting

I just moved to Maine a couple months ago, but everyone has talked about how warm this autumn has been. At the dog park, people were still talking ticks in November. At work, my coworker mentioned her mother's comments about how crappy the weather normally is at Thanksgiving.