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Article: Ash Grove leads the way.(Editorials)(Cement plant agrees to restrict mercury emissions)(Editorial)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- March 4, 2008
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Byline: The Register-Guard
It's rare that an industrial polluter voluntarily agrees to a multimillion-dollar plan to dramatically reduce toxic emissions. It's almost unheard of for a company to make such a costly commitment in the absence of federal or state regulations or litigation requiring it to do so.
Kansas-based Ash Grove Cement deserves an ovation from Oregonians - women of childbearing age should be the first to stand - for reaching a voluntary deal with state regulators to reduce mercury emissions at its huge kiln operation near Baker City by 75 percent within three years.
Oregonians also should applaud the Oregon Department of ...