More Mercury--just what we need

U.S. Proposes Easing Rules on Emissions of Mercury
By JENNIFER 8. LEE

Published: December 3, 2003


ASHINGTON, Dec. 2 — The Bush administration is proposing that mercury emissions from coal-burning power plants should not be regulated in the same way as some of the most toxic air pollutants, reversing a stance on air pollution control taken by the Clinton administration in 2000.

Full Article: www.nytimes.com

Sam H. My favorite comment is "Greed Prevails!" Jackie

"Plenty for the greedy, nothing for the needy" [60's song lyric]
Peggy

Don't believe everything you read in "The Old Grey Lady". I would need more info before criticizing.

The LA Times indicates there is a problem with the latest "500-day plan for cleaning air." Go to www.latimes.com and enter mercury into the their search program. "EPA Chief Pledges Drive to Clean Air" 12/03/03 is the source for the following excerpt.

Excerpt:

Leavitt said he would unveil his 500-day plan for cleaning the air "very soon." Hours later, after a draft of his plan to regulate mercury pollution from power plants was leaked to reporters, Leavitt provided the first glimpse of how he would pursue this agenda.

He said his market-based approach to reducing mercury would work faster than traditional regulation. But environmentalists disagreed, calling the proposal a squandered opportunity to protect public health.