NORTHEAST STATES' PUSH FOR BOILER CONTROLS SPARKS INDUSTRY OUTCRY

BOSTON -- Northeast air officials are eyeing stringent new controls on industrial boilers as part of a region-wide plan to reduce emissions to meet EPA's air standards, but the plan is drawing fierce opposition from boiler owners who say the cost of the controls would be too high. The Ozone Transport Commission (OTC), which represents 12 Northeast states and the District of Columbia, is also urging EPA to issue or revise a host of air rules for several other industry...