Maine Indians Join Epa Challenge Four Tribes Call New 'Cap and Trade' Mercury Policies 'Grossly Illegal'

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Maine's four American Indian tribes have joined a legal challenge to the federal Environmental Protection Agency's mercury policies, calling the changes "grossly illegal."

EPA aims to reduce pollution with several new programs, including a "cap and trade" program that limits the amount of pollution that can be produced, while allowing businesses to buy "pollution credits" from cleaner operations instead of installing pollution control equipment themselves.

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Maine Indians Join Epa Challenge Four Tribes Call New 'Cap and Trade' Mercury Policies 'Grossly Illegal'

A similar program has successfully reduced levels of sulfur dioxide, a main component of acid rain.

However, crit...

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