10 States Sue E.P.A. on Emissions
ALBANY, April 27 — In the latest legal broadside against the Bush administration's policy on global warming, New York, California and eight other states sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday for refusing to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
Attorney General Eliot Spitzer of New York, the lead plaintiff, said the agency's refusal "continues a sad course of conduct on the part of the Bush administration and reflects a disregard for science, statute and wise policy."
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Carbon dioxide released by man near ground level is heavier than air and sinks in air rather than rising up to the upper atmosphere to become a so-called greenhouse gas. While sinking, it stratifies from air. After sinking, it tends to remain close to the ground and may find its way down to low-lying water bodies or down to ocean level where it can react with water to form weak carbonic acid. Carbon dioxide is also removed from the lower atmosphere by rainfall.
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