New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has announced a lawsuit against the EPA for failing to adopt regulations that control emissions of global warming pollution from oil refineries. According to a release by BLR, Cuomo is leading a group of 12 states, the District of Columbia, and the city of New York in a suit that challenges the EPA's refusal to require new or renovated oil refineries to install technologies that control global warming pollution, in violation of the Clean Air Act. In a press release, Cuomo noted that oil refineries contribute substantially to global warming, posing grave threats to New York's environment, health and economy. The attorney general specifically referenced the president in his press release. "As long as the Bush EPA continues its blatant violation of the Clean Air Act and its shameful refusal to control global warming pollution, I will continue to fight them aggressively on all fronts." Cuomo's suit charges that EPA violated the Clean Air Act when it refused to issue New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for controlling global warming pollution emissions from oil refineries. Joining New York in the action are California, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, as well as the District of Columbia and the city of New York.