Schwarzenegger Signs Global Warming Bill

September 27, 2006 Schwarzenegger Signs Global Warming Bill (AP)

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger listens to a question during his first news conference in this file photo taken Nov. 10, 2005, in Sacramento, Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger on Wednesday Sept. 27, 2006, is expected to sign into law the United States' first state cap on greenhouse gas emissions. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

(AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday signed into law a sweeping global warming initiative that imposes the nation's first cap on greenhouse gas emissions, saying the effort kicks off "a bold new era of environmental protection."



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