Massachusetts v. EPA: Implications of the Supreme Court Verdict

(Washington, DC) - On Friday the heads of two government agencies responsible for our nation’s global warming and oil dependence challenges will appear before Chairman Edward Markey (D-MA) and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. The committee will examine the response by the Bush administration and the Congress on global warming and fuel economy following the landmark Supreme Court decision of Massachusetts v. EPA.
In a second panel, the committee will host the Attorneys General from Massachusetts and California to discuss their concerns over the federal government’s response to their states’ attempts to cut global warming pollution.
 
WHAT: “Massachusetts v. EPA: Implications of the Supreme Court Verdict”
 
WHEN: Friday, June 8, 2007, 9:30 AM
 
WHERE: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building and on the web at globalwarming.house.gov
 
WITNESSES:

Panel I

The Honorable Stephen L. Johnson
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The Honorable Nicole Nason,
Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Panel II

The Honorable Jerry Brown
Attorney General, State of California

The Honorable Martha Coakley
Attorney General, State of Massachusetts

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