EPA DEFENDS CRITICISM THAT CAIR MAY LEAVE MANY UTILITIES UNCONTROLLED

SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL -- EPA is striking back against criticism that many power plants will not install state-of-the-art pollution controls to comply with the clean air interstate rule (CAIR), by projecting that a number of facilities will use second-tier technology that still achieves major emission reductions. Industry officials say it is sometimes more cost-effective to install less expensive pollution controls at power plants that do not run at full capacity. But environmentalists and some state officials say the agency's...