Thursday, October 11, 2012

Minnesota Lawmaker Aims to Roll Back EPA Regional Haze Powers

Greenwire: Minnesota Republican Rep. Chip Cravaack is pushing for legislation to roll back the EPA`s ability to promulgate federal air visibility guidelines. Cravaack`s H.R. 6507 would compel the agency to approve Minnesota Pollution Control Agency plans for dealing with regional haze. The agency would also temporarily be prohibited from pre-empting state standards. The legislation focuses on processing facilities for taconite, a certain type of iron deposit that helps fuel the economy in Cravaack`s northeastern...

URL: http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2012/10/11/minnesota-lawmaker-aims-to-roll-back-epa-regional-haze-powers/
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