State Officials Decline To Vote On Plan For Limiting Multiple Air Pollutants

October 5, 2004
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 5 -- State environment secretaries at their annual meeting have rejected voting on a draft resolution that would have urged EPA to include air emission control requirements for all power plants in its upcoming interstate air pollution rule. After a two-hour debate on the resolution, which would have provided strong backing for EPA's thrust on emissions trading, the Environmental Council of the States decided on Oct. 5 to put off a vote for now. The resolution would...


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