Carmakers balk at Calif. bill to cut global warming Mon Jul 22, 9:14 AM ET James R. Healey USA TODAY California Gov. Gray Davis ( news - web sites) plans to sign a bill into law today that environmentalists say will reduce global warming ( news - web sites) and that the auto industry says is a camouflaged attempt to regulate fuel economy, something only the federal government legally can do. The governor's signature will ignite yet another furious battle between the auto industry and the environmental lobby over how much cars and trucks can be improved without boosting prices...