Justices to Hear Case On Climate Greenhouse Gas From Cars at Issue

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WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court plunged Monday into the acrimonious debate over global warming and whether the government should regulate "greenhouse" gases, especially carbon dioxide from cars. The ruling could be one of the court's most important ever on the environment.

Spurred by states in a pollution battle with the Bush administration, the court said it would decide whether the Environmental Protection Agency is required under the federal clean air law to treat carbon dioxide from automobiles as a pollutant harmful to health.

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Justices to Hear Case On Climate Greenhouse Gas From Cars at Issue

The decision could determine how the nation addresses global warming.

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