STATE COMMISSIONERS DEBATE NEW POLICY ON MULTIPOLLUTANT CONTROLS

State environmental commissioners are debating a resolution that would urge EPA to include a minimum air emissions control requirement for all power plants in upcoming federal multipollutant control rules likely to rely significantly on emissions trading, according to a state source familiar with the debate. The debate comes in advance of the Environmental Council of the States' (ECOS) annual meeting Oct. 3-5, where ECOS will discuss possible revisions to a three-year-old policy statement on multipollutant emissions reductions. Another state source...