Tuesday, April 24, 2007

I Am Back! NE States Band Together to Pressure Midwest Mercury Emissions

The big news in mercury emissions while I was gone on a job is the gang of seven Northeast states that have gathered together to pressure D.C. to regulate mercury emissions in a new way that diminishes the inbound mercury into their areas lakes and streams from midwest and western states. They have cleverly used the Clean Water Act to enact a new Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) which is a maximum amount of mercury that a body of water can take in and still meet Clean Water Standards. This could conceivably force new national standards for mercury emissions from all airborne sources. We will of course be following this TMDL and its effects in the coming weeks.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You write very well.