Sixteen States Sue U.S. EPA Over Mercury Cap-and Trade Rule

Environment News Service, June, 2006 by staff

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) — --> Sixteen states filed a new lawsuit today in federal court challenging the final rules published June 9, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which establish a cap-and-trade system for regulating harmful mercury emissions from coal-burning power plants.

The EPA announced on May 31 that it would move forward with its cap-and-trade program for mercury emissions despite petitions from the states and environmental groups that outlined how the program will delay emissions reduction for many years, perpetuate hot spots of local mercury deposition and pose a serious threat to the health of children.

Scientists estimate up to 600,000 children may be born annually in the United States with neurological problems leading to poor school...

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