ENN: EPA Urged To Cut Pollution From Aircraft
Published on December 5th, 2007
Posted in Uncategorized
Washington, DC – A coalition of state governments, including California, cities, regional governments and environmental groups filed petitions with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today urging the agency to address the effects of vast amounts of global warming pollution from the world’s aircraft fleet.
The petitions are the first step in a process that requires the EPA to evaluate the current impacts of aircraft emissions, seek public comment and develop rules to reduce aircraft emissions or explain why it will not act.
The petition was filed by Earthjustice on behalf of Friends of the Earth, Oceana and the Center for Biological Diversity.
