Foundry Settlement On Mercury Emissions May Affect Utility Controls

May 18, 2005
An agreement by a New Jersey foundry to install a mercury-control technology identical to that used by some coal-fired power plants could force the electric utility industry to use the technology sooner than EPA is planning to require it, some state sources say. These sources point to the $9.3 million agreement by Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Company as an example of one industry's willingness to "provide something meaningful" that could pressure another industry sector, such as power plants, to...


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