The New York Times-20080124-E-P-A- Ignored Own Advice- Senator Says- -Brief-
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E.P.A. Ignored Own Advice, Senator Says; [Brief]
The Environmental Protection Agency ignored the advice of its employees in rejecting California's request to set rules on automotive carbon dioxide emissions, a senator says. It's clear that E.P.A.'s own experts told Administrator Stephen Johnson that California's case for the waiver is solid, Senator Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat who is chairwoman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, said Monday. Her committee has scheduled a hearing on Thursday on the agency's decision last month denying California's request to set emissions rules tougher than federal standards. Mr. Johnson said an energy bill signed by President Bush would achieve reductions in greenhouse gases through fuel-efficiency standards.
