Utilities Urge Northeast States To Drop Regional Approach In Emissions Rule

LINTHICUM, MD -- Utility industry officials are urging Northeast states to abandon a pending model rule to require region-wide power plant emission cuts, and instead only issue controls on a case-by-case basis for individual plants if federal controls prove insufficient for reducing pollution. At a Jan. 24 meeting here of the Ozone Transport Commission's (OTC) control strategy committee, air officials announced a revised strategy for reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from utilities, beyond levels mandated in...