WASHINGTON (AP) -- Environmentalists, state officials and automakers are weighing on whether states should be allowed to set their own standards to control greenhouse gases from automobiles.
At a public hearing in Arlington, Va., the Environmental Protection Agency will hear arguments Thursday on whether states should be allowed to regulate heat-trapping gases from truck and car exhaust.
The agency could reverse a Bush administration decision denying a request from 14 states and the District of Columbia to set their own vehicle emission standards.
In January, President Barack Obama ordered the agency to reconsider the Bush ruling in a move to combat global warming and reduce oil imports.
