Obama issues Memorandum to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ordering that the March 6, 2008 denial of California's request to adopt stricter emissions standards be reviewed to determine if the denial was appropriate in light of the Clean Air Act. The Memo also notes that if California is permitted to adopt stricter emmissions standards, other states adopting identical emmissions standards must be approved as well (California's waiver sets precedent).
President issues Memorandum to the Secretary of Transportation and the Director of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration instructing they coordinate with the EPA to establish fuel economy standards for car model year 2011. In order for this to happen, the standards must be published in the Federal Register by March 30, 2009. This gets the ball rolling on a timeline of emmission standard increases that by 2020 will require vehicles to have a 35 mile per gallon fuel economy.
First interview with Obama is aired after being given to Al-Aribaya TV:
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