Bush Keeps Clinton's Lead Discharge Rule

The Bush administration endorses a lead emissions regulation proposed by Bill Clinton that will require business to report lead emissions details.

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April 19, 2001, 9:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


" The announcement today -- supported by a broad array of environmental groups and opposed by small businesses -- allows a rule by the Clinton administration to take effect. It will require companies that handle as little as 100 pounds of lead a year to report to the Environmental Protection Agency how much is released into the air, soil and water. Until now, the reporting threshold had been at least 10,000 pounds a year."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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