Rep. Henry Waxman said Monday that he plans to depose key EPA officials about why the agency denied California a federal waiver needed to implement first-in-the-nation reductions on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. Boxer, chairwoman of the Senate's environment committee, has threatened to try to subpoena documents she has requested to back up the waiver denial, but she can't do so without the consent of at least two Republicans on her committee. Waxman, however, has unilateral authority to conduct depositions by invitation or subpoena after consulting with the top Republican on his committee. CC Times 1/15/08
The Environmental Protection Agency has ignored long-expired deadlines to act on the state's plans to clean up its most polluted air, in the San Joaquin Valley and Los Angeles Basin, conservation groups charged in a lawsuit Monday. The suit accuses the EPA of violating federal laws that required action by February 2005 on a state-approved plan for the South Coast Air Quality Management District and by May 2006 for the San Joaquin Valley. Those plans cover pollution from factories, other industries and farms. The suit was filed in federal court in San Francisco, where the EPA's regional office is located. SF Chronicle 1/15/08
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