Calls for stringent mercury controls follow report critical of EPA analysis

摘要

After reviewing the findings of a mercury deposition report released on January 9, at least one senator is considering legislation to adopt a more stringent emissions standard. Senator Susan Collins of Maine wants to craft a bill requiring that mercury emissions from plants to be reduced by 90 percent, but the legislation is still in the "development stage," according to David Hunter, a legislative assistant for Collins. EPA's rule will cut mercury emissions 70 percent by 2018.