Gregoire welcomes Obama emissions plan

"Gov. Chris Gregoire and the state’s environmental community Monday hailed President Obama’s announcement that he will review the Bush administration’s refusal to permit states to set auto tailpipe emission standards stricter than the national rules.

“I applaud this move by President Obama to address emission standards, a change I’ve been advocating since 2007,” the governor said in a statement. “This decision will help protect the planet as we work with the federal government to tackle one of our most pressing environmental problems. Motor vehicles produce more than half the greenhouse gas emissions in Washington. Making investments now to protect our health and environment will cost us far less in the long run...”