Attorney General Sues Six Auto Makers

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Attorney General Bill Lockyer claims that greenhouse-gas emissions from automobiles harm California by contributing to global warming. In the first suit of its kind, he's gone to court against the six biggest US and Japanese makers of cars: Chrysler, General Motors, Ford, Toyota North America, Honda North America, and Nissan North America.

Credits

Guest:

  • Ken Alex - director of Project Climate at UC Berkeley School of Law; senior policy advisor to former California Gov. Jerry Brown

Host:

Warren Olney

Producer:

Frances Anderton