INDUSTRY MAKES LANDMARK BID TO STRIP OHIO EPA OF TOXICS AUTHORITY

Chemical, manufacturing and other industries' push for legislation stripping Ohio EPA of its ability to regulate hundreds of air toxics could spark industry efforts to rein in other state environmental agencies' powers, an Ohio EPA source says. So far, industrial groups have failed in their efforts to strip Ohio EPA of its authority by attaching legislation to a pending budget bill, but the state legislature has sought more time to debate the proposal. Sources say this is the first time...