States Eye Limited Trading In Model Plan For Exceeding EPA Mercury Rule

State and local air officials may endorse limited emissions trading in an upcoming model rule for helping states adopt standards more stringent than EPA's mercury regulation for electric utilities, in response to states that have developed or that may want to consider such flexibility for the industry. The possible option comes as part of a model rule likely to offer a number of options for exceeding EPA's requirements, with state and local air officials holding longstanding reservations over EPA's rule...