Plan To Sign Mercury Switch Deal Hints At Resolution Of Stakeholder Concerns

The plan to sign a deal this week under which the auto and steel industries agree to fund a program for removing mercury-containing switches from cars destined for recycling suggests that criticisms about the adequacy of the $4 million fund and other concerns have been resolved. Several sources tracking the issue say EPA and a host of stakeholders --- which include the recycling industry and environmental groups --- will sign an agreement Aug. 11 establishing a fund to pay for...