NORTHEAST, MIDWEST STATES EYE STRICT REGIONAL EMISSIONS CONTROLS

State officials from the Northeast and Midwest are developing a host of potential emissions controls across a "super-region" of 17 states, with an immediate focus on establishing a consistent reformulated gasoline blend for the entire region, and stringent emissions caps on industrial boilers and some consumer products. Air officials from nine of these states met Dec. 8 and 9 in Pittsburgh to start work on developing regional methods to reduce pollution in five Midwest states, 12 Northeast states and the...