Obama Reverses Bush Effort In Pollution Case

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

(02-06) 10:36 PST WASHINGTON (AP) --

President Barack Obama is abandoning a Bush administration appeal of an air pollution case, signaling that the government will embrace tougher rules to cut mercury emissions from power plants.

The case was soon to come before the Supreme Court. The Obama administration submitted papers Friday to the court asking for the case to be dismissed.

An appeals court last year rejected a Bush administration plan for regulating mercury emissions. It said the plan should not have included allowing utilities to purchase emission credits instead of actually reducing emissions.

Scientists fear mercury pollution leads to neurological problems in infants.

The power industry still has a separate petition challenging the appeals court ruling, which is unaffected by the Obama administration's action.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/02/06/national/w100108S76.DTL

[StarryNite]

1. Woot!

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[No Elephants]

2. Gobama!

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3. Sweet Jesus

It's such a relief to actually have a president with concern for the environment. It almost brings tears to my eyes, it really, truly does. It's been such a long time...

Diane

"Tales of the hunt will glorify the hunter until lions have their own historians."--African proverb

[quidam56]

4. Bush/Cheney are TOXIC TERRORISTS

http://www.wisecountyissues.com

[Aloha Spirit]

5. The AP article understates scientific "fears" about mercury. Children as well as infants are

affected, according to the EPA.
One more reason why our country dodged a bullet last November.
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[Autumn]

6. Now thats a President.

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[Wednesdays]

7. I love it every time I see a headline that begins, "Obama Reverses Bush..."

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I hope to see MANY more of these!

[Sabriel]

8. Is this the start of a new drinking game?

Take a drink every time the new administration reverses a decision or puts a qualified person into a leadership role.