INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Air Pollution Control Board voted 7-4 Wednesday to move forward with the federal minimum in mercury emissions reductions rather than a more stringent regulation sought by environmental advocates.
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Under the rule, Indiana would follow the minimum Clean Air Mercury Rule, which would require a 66 percent reduction in Indiana’s mercury emissions by 2018.
Testimony from both sides Wednesday noted, though, that because the rule allows the banking of emission credits, the reduction likely won’t be achieved until 2025.
The Hoosier Environmental Council instead pushed for a 90 percent reduction by 2010.
Both sides met for months to reach a compromise and could not.
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