From the man bites dog story pile. Tennessee Republican Senator Lamar Alexander has written a letter to Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen urging him to tighten the mercury emission regulations in TN to be tougher than Bush administration standards. The governor has not acquiesced yet. This does not mean that he won't, but he probably wants to look like he is leading this push not Alexander.
Senator Alexander has been out front on this issue for months now. He sits on the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee and is quite knowledgable on the subject. But as Hg-ATME noted earlier this is a bit unusual.
Excerpt from The Tennessean, full article here.
Bredesen’s response in a statement made by his press secretary Lydia Lenker office was not specific about any possible tightening of state law, but said the Governor appreciated Alexander’s leadership on the issue.
Also from NewsChannel9.com.
Alexander’s letter is a follow-up to a letter he sent to the governor last fall commending his efforts to examine the impact mercury emissions may be having in and around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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