More pollution for us

Speaking of other blogs, I ran across this one today. Apparently the Attorney General's office is going to try to sue the EPA over the new smog standards because they are too tough.

Now a deputy attorney general in Mississippi is seeking other states to join in suing to block the tougher smog standards. (See e-mail, below.) It notes that Mississippi has been told that other states, including AL, LA, TX, ARK, GA, SC, IN, may be interested in joining the suit. (Interestingly, this guy’s boss, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, is a Democrat.) Most of these states had lobbied against tougher standards, using thoroughly discredited arguments.

Check out the Clean Air Watch blog to see the e-mail the author, Frank O'Donnell, acquired.

Not Harsh Enought For Endangering Public Health

The Sun Herald:

A man who ran a fake hazardous waste-recycling facility in Yazoo City pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to all six counts he was charged with.

Dennie Eugene Pridemore pleaded guilty to improperly disposing of hazardous metals, then lying to state and federal investigators to cover up the sham.

Pridemore's Hydromex Inc. was supposed to recycle hazardous wastes into useful products. Instead, Pridemore buried waste contaminated with the heavy metals, which leached into soil and groundwater.

He faces up to 30 years in jail and a $1.5 million fine.

The Sun Herald