DEP Commissioner to testify on US EPA’s Reconsideration of the Request for Waiver of Federal Preemption for California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards
March 4, 2009
CONTACT:
Bob Demkowicz (207) 287-7680 bob.a.demkowicz@maine.gov
Hearing begins at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 5th
Room S-1204 EPA Potomac Yard Conference Center
2777 Crystal Drive, Arlington Virginia
(AUGUSTA)—Maine Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner David Littell will speak on behalf of the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) in support of California’s 2005 request for a waiver of federal preemption for its greenhouse gas regulations for vehicles.
Maine is one of 13 states that exercised its option under the Clean Air Act’s Section 177 to adopt California’s motor vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards.
The California program is crucial to enable state and regional efforts to reduce the impact of climate change. Commissioner Littell will note that cost effective technologies exist today to reduce motor vehicle greenhouse gas emissions to achieve reductions of up to 55 percent and will urge EPA to quickly grant California its waiver so that 14 states including Maine can mitigate the risks posed by climate change.
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