Justices request U.S. opinion in California clean-air case
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 00:30
in Mathematics & Economics
The Supreme Court asks the Obama administration for a brief in the coastal dispute, which involves fuel requirements for ships. Justices also turn down over 1,800 appeals.The Supreme Court asked the Obama administration to weigh in on a clean-air dispute along California's coast and take a stand on whether the state can force oceangoing vessels to switch to more costly low-sulfur fuel when they come within 24 miles of shore.