MICHIGAN GROUPS REACH UNUSUAL CONSENSUS ON MERCURY CONTROLS

Michigan is the latest of several states that could be moving toward a mercury emissions standard more stringent than EPA's, after activists and industry groups released an unusual consensus report acknowledging power plants in the state could likely exceed the federal mandate. Environmentalists view the report as a groundbreaking acknowledgment from industry that additional emissions cuts are achievable, even though business groups are pushing for voluntary cuts rather than a statewide rule. A coalition of environmental groups, electric utilities and...