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A utility company and state lawmakers are vowing to challenge the rejection of a permit for two coal-fired power plants in Kansas where the state's top environmental regulator cited emissions of carbon dioxide.

The ruling could have an impact across the country and was hailed as a victory by environmental groups that warn the plants contribute dangerously to global warming.
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[Ron] Bremby [Kansas secretary of healty and environment] said he denied the permit over concerns about the plants' potential carbon dioxide emissions. Scientists say that CO2 is a major contributor to climate change, but Kansas doesn't regulate it. -- AP Report via Houston Chronicle

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