California Lowers Auto Emissions Rule

Members of the California Air Resources Board, from left, Dorene D'Adamo, Daniel Sperling, Ph.d., Chairwoman Mary Nichols, and Barbara Riordan, right, are seen below the the projected staff recommendations concerning a plan to cut back the state's clean air-program, during a hearing in Sacramento, Calif. Thursday, March 27, 2008. The board discussed a proposal that would cut by 90 percent the number of battery-powered and hydrogen cars sold in California and 12 other states in 2014. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)