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.
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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.