News Release
January 26, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact: Christine Gasparac or Scott Gerber [christine.gasparac@doj.ca.gov, scott.gerber@doj.ca.gov] (916) 324-5500
Brown Responds to President Obama’s Announcement on Global Warming
Sacramento – Attorney General Edmund G. Brown today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s direction to the EPA to reconsider California’s Clean Air Act waiver to enforce its landmark global warming legislation.
“Today’s dramatic announcement by President Obama marks the first time that an American President has taken decisive action to deal with global warming.
California welcomes President Obama’s commitment to make cars cleaner, more efficient, and less dependent on foreign oil.
What a difference from the dangerous paralysis of the Bush years.”
Last year, Attorney General Brown filed suit against the Bush Administration for denying California’s request for a Clean Air Act waiver to enforce the state's landmark greenhouse gas emissions standards. This was the first time that the EPA had denied a Clean Air Act waiver request from California.
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