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Airliners to face emissions rules

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Joe Copeland

The New York Times reports that the EPA is close to issuing a finding that will lead to emissions rules on airplanes. As early as Friday, the agency will formally conclude that airliners' emissions contribute to global warming, a ruling that will require regulations to reduce the problem. The paper says the EPA believes airplane manufacturers will then innovate to meet the requirements. How about that, Boeing?

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Joe Copeland

By Joe Copeland

Joe Copeland is the former senior editor for Crosscut, where he has been an editor since 2010. Before that, he was an editorial writer and columnist for the Seattle P-I and editorial page edi