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October 24, 2007

California fire postpones states' lawsuit against EPA

SACRAMENTO - California's attorney general is delaying a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency because of massive wildfires in Southern California.

Attorney General Jerry Brown tells The Associated Press that California will not sue the agency today as it had planned. Instead, he says he'll likely sue next week.

California wants to force the EPA to decide whether California and 11 other states, including Rhode Island, can impose stricter vehicle standards.

California asked the EPA nearly two years ago to let the state regulate greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles.

EPA Administrator Steven Johnson has said he will make a decision on the waiver by the end of the year.

Read more about the fires as pe.com.

-- The Associated Press

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