PennFuture
The folks at PennFuture, who initiated the State campaign for tougher Mercury emission legislation a few years ago, are calling for the end of opposition.
PennFuture regrets the continued opposition to the mercury rule led by Senator White. This opposition may have extended to a decision last week to end the legislative session on November 28 (rather than November 30, as previously scheduled), in the mistaken belief that the earlier date would allow legislative action to disapprove the rule in the new session that commences in January, 2007.
“This proposed action to oppose the rule in the new session is particularly poorly thought out, given the message the voters sent earlier this month,” said John Hanger, president and CEO of PennFuture. “Voters overwhelmingly supported environmental protection and clean up, and throughout the state, the candidates who won were those of both parties with clear pro-environmental voting records and positions.
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Thankfully groups like PF and the more than 100 other sporting, faith, women's, health, and conservation groups around the state have worked so hard to support this rule! Almost 11,000 public comments poured in this summer from every corner of the state saying YES, we want a strict Pennsylvania rule. That was a record number, more than TWICE the last record number of public comments on a rule- EVER. Out of that, only 36 comments were against the rule. Hmmm... seems like if there was really a debate or any real opposition within the state except from that of industry hacks, we'd have seen it in the public comments. But we didn't. Pennsylvanians will prevail!
The attorney general approved the Pennsylvania mercury regulation on Friday, December 29,2006. It now goes to the legislative reference bureau to be prepared for publication. There is still some evidence that the PA State Senate intends to make trouble for the rule, however.
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