PA DEP Secretary, Coal Representatives Request Meeting With EPA Administrator on Mercury; EPA's Mercury Reduction Proposal Penalizes Pennsylvania Coal, Harms State Economy by Favoring Western Coal.

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HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- On behalf of Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell, Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty is joining forces with Pennsylvania coal industry representatives to request a meeting with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael O. Leavitt to discuss EPA's proposed mercury reduction rule.

EPA's proposed rule, which the Rendell administration formally opposed in comments filed with the agency June 29, would put the Commonwealth at a competitive disadvantage and harm the...

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