INDUSTRY MAKES LANDMARK BID TO STRIP OHIO EPA OF TOXICS AUTHORITY

Chemical, manufacturing and other industries' attempt to win a legislative fix stripping the Ohio EPA of its ability to regulate hundreds of air toxics could spark an industry push to reign in specific powers of other state environmental agencies, an Ohio EPA source says. An environmentalist agrees that the effort could cause a "domino effect" in Indiana, Illinois and other industrial states in the Midwest and South. Sources say this is the first time industry is seeking specifically to restrict...