From P.R.I. Public Radio International and KCRW. Santa Monica. This is To the Point.

The last days of the Bush EPA.

Hello again. I'm Orman Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

The Environmental Protection Agency was told by the U.S. Supreme Court

it's time to determine if greenhouse gases are a danger to public health.

If they are, then tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks should be regulated accordingly.

But a year has passed since that order and nothing's been done.

On to the point, conservative think tanks and industry lobbyists say the court didn't know its ruling could shut down the economy.

Environmentalists say they'll go back to court.

Does inaction represent prudent public policy or foot dragging for special interests?

A reporter's notebook later on, The War on Terror and American Justice.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren, I'm only. Back with To the Point. The U.S. Supreme Court told the EPA to determine if greenhouse gases are a danger to public health. That would require new mileage standards for cars and trucks and other regulations. On To the Point, would it also devastate the economy? Is the Bush White House holding back on the order to help mom and pop business or major industrial polluters? On reporter's notebook, warrantless wiretaps, excessive secrecy, and high-level lying. First, this news update. President Robert Mugabe has run Zimbabwe for 28 years, but it's reported today that his advisors are negotiating a way for him to

resign. This comes three days after an election, results of which have not yet been released,

but Mugabe appears to have lost to Morgan's Vangari. Peter Godwin grew up in Zimbabwe. He's

author of When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, a memoir of Africa. Peter Godwin, welcome

back to our program.

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