2009Apr17: Greenhouse gases endanger the public health and welfare.
2009Apr17: The US Environmental Protection Agency issues a proposed finding that “greenhouse gases in the atmosphere endanger the public health and welfare of current and future generations” and act as a catalyst for climate change (SF Gate, 2009).
Reference: San Francisco Chronicle http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/17/MN6B174G67.DTL
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