Friday, January 16, 2009

After Nearly 10 Year Fight EPA To Regulate Mercury Emissions From Cement Plants

Earthjustice announced today a settlement in their long running dispute with EPA over regulating mercury emissions from cement plants. environmental groups along with nine states, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania were parties to the suit.

An excerpt from an AP release on mlive.com follows;

Under the agreement, the agency promises to propose new emission standards by March.

We'll be hearing more on this subject in the coming months.

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