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Questions mount in mercury matter; Environmental groups want Gov. Pawlenty to look into MPCA's actions.(NEWS)

Byline: David Shaffer; Staff Writer

Environmental groups asked Gov. Tim Pawlenty Wednesday to investigate whether a state agency acted in bad faith by giving industry officials a private opportunity to influence a mercury-reduction proposal while shutting out advocates for tough regulation.

In a joint letter, the 27 groups also asked the governor to halt further consideration of the mercury-reduction proposal developed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Instead, the review process should begin again, using as a starting point an earlier draft proposal that had set specific dates for cutting emissions of the toxic metal, the groups said.

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