WASHINGTON D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2011. Yesterday, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) offered an amendment to H.R. 2681, the “Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act.” H.R. 2681 would indefinitely delay the EPA’s ability to reduce mercury emissions from cement kilns. Rep. Schakowsky’s amendment would include in the bill’s findings the scientific fact that mercury emitted from cement kilns is a potent neurotoxin that can damage the development of an infant’s brain. Rep. Schakowsky issued this statement after a failed…
