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Archive Home > 2011 > October > 04 > Smarter regulation needed from EPA

Smarter regulation needed from EPA


October 4, 2011

A cement plant in Oregon’s Baker County was dumping a lot of mercury into the air five years ago. In 2008, it reached a voluntary agreement with the state and proceeded to spend $20 million on technology to cut those emissions by at least 75 percent. At the time, there were no EPA regulations....

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