NEW HAMPSHIRE EYES FLEXIBLE COMPLIANCE OPTION IN MERCURY BILL

February 10, 2005
New Hampshire legislators are considering a bill that allows power plants to use "alternative" compliance options, such as product recycling, as a way to meet strict caps on mercury emissions from smokestacks. The bill is based on a proposal by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) but state regulators have not determined how they would measure emissions reductions from these alternative methods. One official notes that industrial facilities are unlikely to receive a "one to one credit" for...


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