When the Environmental Protection Agency finalizes its mercury regulations by next March, one thing is certain: not everyone will be happy. That's the sober truth when you consider the thousands of public comments that have been submitted on both sides of this contentious issue. By agreeing to a delay in issuing the final rules — the original deadline had been December 15, 2004 - EPA bought itself some time, but this time will probably be used only to solidify hardening positions rather than to find common ground.
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