From The Rocky Mountain News
The agreement, hailed by Gov. Bill Ritter, reflects a significant compromise by industry.
"Colorado's electricity providers deserve enormous credit for their commitment to sweeping reductions in mercury," said Vickie Patton, a senior attorney for Environmental Defense and frequent industry critic who helped negotiate the deal.
It was reported in Hg-ATME earlier that these groups had twice delayed releasing their proposal because they still had some details to work out. This agreement seems to have been worth the wait. With public health at stake I see no reason other States can't find similar common ground. You can read the full RMN article here.
And this from the Denver Post.
"This is a momentous achievement for human health and the environment in Colorado," said Vickie Patton, a Boulder-based attorney for Environmental Defense.
"The result is landmark for Colorado because it will reduce a toxic air pollutant," she said. "It's also a big step forward in people working together in ways they haven't worked together for many years."
Full DP article here.
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