Petition Seeks New EPA Pathway to Force Greenhouse Gas Cuts

An environmental group affiliated with New York University's law school is petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to wield a seldom-used section of the Clean Air Act to require greenhouse gas emissions curbs. The petition urges EPA to act under Section 115 of the air law, which enables EPA to demand action to curb pollution that's endangering public health or welfare in foreign countries.