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EPA finds greenhouse gases a danger

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-04-18 00:14

WASHINGTON – The US Environmental Protection Agency on Friday declared that greenhouse gas emissions like carbon dioxide endanger human health and welfare, clearing the way for possible US regulation.

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The EPA said it found that "greenhouse gases in the atmosphere endanger the public health and welfare of current and future generations."

Regulation is not automatically triggered by the finding, the agency said. There will be a 60-day comment period.