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Complete list of press releases

Veto Threat Imperils 17-State Clean Car Program As EPA Decision Pending
December 7, 2007
California Establishes Historic Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program
December 7, 2007
Environmental Defense Praises Energy Bill Passage, Commitment to Comprehensive Climate Action
December 6, 2007
Key House Democrat Commits to Comprehensive Climate Change Action Next Year
December 6, 2007
Environmental Defense Hails Landmark Vote on Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Bill
December 5, 2007
Groundbreaking Analysis Finds Abundant, Low-Cost U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Opportunities
November 29, 2007
Leading Scientists Urge EPA to Find that Global Warming Pollution Endangers Human Health and Welfare
November 28, 2007
Court Rejects Federal Fuel Economy Standards
November 15, 2007
Colorado Becomes the 17th State to Join Clean Car Program
November 7, 2007
Bipartisan Climate Change Bill Approved in Landmark Senate Subcommittee Vote
November 1, 2007
Environmental Defense Applauds Senator Lautenberg for Supporting Bipartisan Climate Bill
October 31, 2007
Bipartisan Support Grows for Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Legislation
October 18, 2007
Environmental Defense Praises Bipartisan Plan to Cap and Cut Global Warming Pollution
October 17, 2007
Environmental Defense Applauds Former Vice President Al Gore, IPCC for Nobel Award
October 12, 2007
Statement of Environmental Defense on House White Paper on Global Warming
October 3, 2007