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Edison International, PG&E Corp. and other suppliers of electricity in California will be required by state regulators to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. Power companies in the most populous state will face a cap intended to bring emissions down, possibly to 1990 levels, according to a measure approved Thursday by the California Public Utilities Commission. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said last year that he wanted the state to cut greenhouse-gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. The state would be the first to regulate emissions by electricity providers. "It's a very positive first step in the right direction," said Dan Kalb, the California...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - State air regulators on Thursday approved new regulations to curb pollution from cargo ships, cruise liners and other large vessels that enter state ports, making California one of the first states to regulate emissions from oceangoing ships. The California Air Resources Board also passed new rules to reduce emissions from the cranes, fork lifts, tractors and trucks that move cargo at state ports. Both sets of regulations are scheduled to take effect in 2007. Environmental groups praised the board's actions, but ship operators questioned whether California had the right to regulate ships beyond state waters. The...