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EQB APPROVES PLAN TO CONTROL TOXIC MERCURY EMISSIONS.

Publication: Industrial Environment
Publication Date: 01-NOV-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
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 understand that Pennsylvania is laden with more toxic mercury pollution than nearly anywhere else in the U.S. Our residents...

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