Analysis: "U.S. Greenhouse Gas Ruling Sends Message To World"

"WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's greenhouse gas ruling Monday was meant to send a warning to industry, the U.S. Congress, and the world: with or without a law, Washington will tackle global warming in a serious way.

The Environmental Protection Agency issued a final ruling that greenhouse gases endanger human health, allowing it to put limits on emissions even if U.S. lawmakers fail to pass a law to achieve the same objective."

Jeff Mason writes for Reuters December 7, 2009.

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"Europe Praises U.S. Ruling on Greenhouse Gases" (New York Times)

"U.S. Wants Greenhouse Gases on Hazard List" (Toronto Star)

"Tailor Made: The EPA Prepares to Regulate Greenhouse-Gas Emissions" (Environmental Capital/WSJ)

"Questions and Answers About EPA Action on Warming" (AP)

"EPA's Carbon Dioxide Emissions Ruling Could Raise Energy Costs" (USA TODAY)

"EPA Plan To Regulate Greenhouse Gases Gets Criticism, Cheers in Texas" (Dallas Morning News)

"US Rules Greenhouse Gases 'Hazards'" (Aljazeera)

"EPA Finds Greenhouse Gases Dangerous, Plans Regulation" (McClatchy)

"Big Business Goes on To the Offensive" (Financial Times)