EPA Administrator to Rule on Request For Waiver by California by End of December.

The article reports on a statement by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Stephen L. Johnson regarding his ruling on California's clean vehicle regulation. According to Johnson, a schedule that provides for a decision on the petition by the end of 2007 is both responsible and expeditious. Johnson promised to provide the timetable to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger after the governor threatened to accelerate a lawsuit aimed at forcing EPA to issue the waiver.