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Federal court upholds EPA's global warming rules
June 26, 2012 21:01 GMT

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Environmentalists say a ruling from a federal appeals court today is a landmark decision for global warming policy.

A three-judge federal appeals panel ruled the EPA was "unambiguously correct" is using existing federal laws to try to reduce the gases blamed for global warming.

EPA administrator Lisa Jackson called the ruling a "strong validation" of the agency's approach to the issue.

The Obama administration's rules had been challenged by industry groups and several states. Mitt Romney had been critical of the EPA's regulations, saying they exceeded the intent of legislation.

Michael Gerrard, the director of the Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, said the "complete slam dunk" on the issue was unexpected. He says the decision was exceeded in importance only by the 2007 Supreme Court ruling that greenhouse gasses could be controlled as air pollutants.

Industry groups are vowing to keep fighting. The head of the National Association of Manufacturers, Jay Timmons, says the ruling is "a setback for businesses facing damaging regulations from the EPA." He says manufacturers will be considering their legal options.

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APPHOTO WX110: FILE In this April 17, 2012 file photo, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson during an interview with The Associated Press at EPA Headquarters in Washington. A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the first-ever regulations aimed at reducing the gases blamed for global warming. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File) (17 Apr 2012)

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