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Ohio power company funded UVM acid rain research

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An Ohio company has agreed to spend four-point-six billion dollars to clean up emissions from its power plants. As VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, American Electric helped fund groundbreaking research at the University of Vermont that demonstrated the company’s emissions contributed to acid rain in Vermont and the Northeast.
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US auto industry appeals Vermont ruling

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The U-S auto industry will appeal a federal judge’s ruling in Vermont that said states could regulate greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles.   The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers argues that federal law prohibits states from regulating fuel economy.  The industry says technology cannot be developed to meet the tough standards pushed by California, Vermont and other states. Automobile Alliance President Dave McCurdy says greenhouse gas emissions must be dealt with at the national level. Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell says the appeal was expected. But Sorrell says the court ruling was well reasoned and sound.
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Evening Newscast: September 17, 2007

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Senator Patrick Leahy is ready to expedite Attorney General confirmation process; Ruling upholding auto emission standards could have implications for other states; Senator Bernie Sanders says Congress is about to pass legislation that could provide a record level of funding for veterans; Suburban sprawl group changes their name; Filmmaker returns lake artifacts to museum. Commentator Henry Homeyer on preparing plants for winter.
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Auto Emissions Ruling Implications

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Vermont’s victory against the auto industry could have big implications across the country. A federal judge ruled that the state can regulate emissions, and that auto companies have to meet its stricter standards. We take an in-depth look at the decision, and what happens next.