CHILD HEALTH ADVISERS UNMOVED BY EPA AIR CHIEF'S MERCURY RULE PUSH

EPA air chief Jeff Holmstead has failed to persuade some agency advisory panel members that an upcoming rule on mercury emissions from power plants would protect children's health, according to some panelists, who say they remain unconvinced of the upcoming rule's adequacy. Holmstead spoke before an advisory committee on children's health after more than a year of requests by the group to meet with top agency officials about the rule, which is slated to be released within weeks. Holmstead spoke...