Air Toxics Rule Backed by Most Speakers At Atlanta Hearing, Faulted by Utility Officials

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ATLANTA—The Environmental Protection Agency's proposed air toxics rule garnered broad support from public health and environmental groups during a hearing May 26, while power company representatives asked EPA for a longer comment period and promulgation time frame, saying they need more time to analyze the proposal. Peter Bahouth, executive director of U.S. Climate Action Network, the nation's largest network of organizations focused on climate change, said mercury emissions from power plants has been an unresolved issue for too long.