NEW HAMPSHIRE DELAYS MERCURY BILL PENDING NEW TECHNOLOGY STUDY

New Hampshire lawmakers have postponed consideration of a bill to control power plant mercury emissions at far more stringent levels than under EPA's controversial new rule, pending the results of a pilot project to evaluate possible control technology. The state's Science, Technology & Energy Committee voted May 4 to "retain" the bill until its next legislative session, which means the committee will not take it up again until next year. Lawmakers indicated they needed more information in order to assess...