The council, part of the National Academies of Science, said that California's "pioneering role" in setting emission standards has posed additional costs and risks. But it concluded that it has been an effective proving ground for new technologies "that benefit California and the rest of the nation."
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Bond's office said in a statement that the study "supports Congress' continued need to ensure that California does not hurt other states" with its own requirements.
Wow. How do you get from the National Research Council saying that, to what Bond says it means? I guess black really is white.
