EQB APPROVES PLAN TO CONTROL TOXIC MERCURY EMISSIONS.

Industrial Environment,  November, 2006  

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Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell has announced the state's Environmental Quality Board, an independent regulatory review panel, has approved a plan that will cut toxic mercury emissions from coal- fired power plants in Pennsylvania by 90 percent by 2015. The state- specific plan would supersede a weaker rule put in place by the federal government.

"This is a tremendous victory for public health, the environment and our economy," Governor Rendell said. "Efforts to attract new investment and keep young people here are undermined as families and businesses ...

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