"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. [2]

See Also:

"Energy Stocks Rise as Investors Mull EPA Endangerment Finding" (Los Angeles Times) [3]

"FACTBOX: Reaction to EPA's Climate Change Declaration" (Reuters) [4]

"EPA Cleared To Regulate U.S. Emissions as Congress Stalls" (Reuters) [5]

"Europe Praises U.S. Ruling on Greenhouse Gases" (New York Times) [6]

"U.S. Wants Greenhouse Gases on Hazard List" (Toronto Star) [7]

"Tailor Made: The EPA Prepares to Regulate Greenhouse-Gas Emissions" (Environmental Capital/WSJ) [8]

"Questions and Answers About EPA Action on Warming" (AP) [9]

"EPA's Carbon Dioxide Emissions Ruling Could Raise Energy Costs" (USA TODAY) [10]

"EPA Plan To Regulate Greenhouse Gases Gets Criticism, Cheers in Texas" (Dallas Morning News) [11]

"US Rules Greenhouse Gases 'Hazards'" (Aljazeera) [12]

"EPA Finds Greenhouse Gases Dangerous, Plans Regulation" (McClatchy) [13]

"Big Business Goes on To the Offensive" (Financial Times) [14]