States sue Bush administration over cement plant emissions [View All]

[PhilipShore]

AP
February 20, 2007
http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2007/02/20/states_sue_bush_administration_over_cement_plant_emissions/


ALBANY, N.Y. --Nine states have sued the Bush administration for what officials claim is a failure to regulate mercury and other pollutants from cement plants.

The suit was filed Tuesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia. State officials from New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania contend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's rule regarding Portland cement plants violates the federal Clean Air Act. The states say the latest rule wouldn't force lowering of emissions.

"This coalition of states is resorting to the federal courts in an effort to compel the EPA to follow the law and establish limits for the most dangerous pollutants," said New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

"The agency will review the matter and respond appropriately in due course," EPA spokesman John Millett said.