The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying the implementation of regulations aimed at curbing toxic mercury emissions from power plants.
The EPA said it won't issue a final rule until March 2005. Environmental groups and some Democrats complained the proposal wasn't strict enough.
Mercury poses dangers to pregnant women and children.
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EPA Delays Mercury Regulations
(The Washington Post 4/30)
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EPA to delay regulations on mercury emissions
Friday, April 30, 2004
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