July 31, 2007



BP gets OK to dump mercury into Lake Michigan
The permit exempts the BP plant at Whiting, Ind., 3 miles southeast of Chicago, from a 1995 federal regulation limiting mercury discharges into the Great Lakes to 1.3 ounces per year.The permit was issued July 21 in connection with the plant's $3.8 billion expansion, but only late last week began to generate public controversy. It gives the company until at least 2012 to meet the federal standard.


Posted Jul 31, 2007 08:16 AM PST
Category: SCIENCE/HEALTH

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