NORTHEAST SEEKS PACT WITH MIDWEST, SOUTH TO CUT EMISSIONS BEYOND CAIR

Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states want to work with states in other regions to reduce power plant emissions far beyond what is required under EPA's new clean air interstate rule (CAIR), possibly in a regional cap-and-trade program covering the entire Eastern United States, officials say. Midwestern and Southern state officials say they have not evaluated such a proposal, but are pursuing their own ideas for further reductions in nitrogen oxide (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from power plants. The widespread...