Maine joins call for EPA to let states cut emissions

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http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=107563&ac=PHnws

Maine's environmental commissioner and a prominent Maine car dealer joined officials from California and other states on Tuesday as they demanded federal permission for states to set their own limits on greenhouse gases from cars and trucks.

An auto industry official dismissed the states' approach as "counterproductive."

California needs a waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a fuel efficiency and emissions law that's more stringent than federal standards.

Maine is one of at least 11 other states that are ready to follow its lead, and it has already passed a similar law. But states can't enforce such laws unless California gets permission first.

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