Managing Mercury

New Hampshire is one of nine states involved in a lawsuit over a new EPA plan to regulate mercury pollution. We're looking at the details, what's being done and why this has caused such an uproar. Laura's guests are Stacy VanDeveer, Associate Professor of Political Scinece at the University of New Hampshire who teaches a course on environmental politics. VanDeveer also co-authored a study this year on greenhouse gas emission trading. Mike Rossler, Manager of Environmental Programs for the Edison Electric Institute, a trade association in Washington, D.C., that advocates for equitable legislation and regulation for electric companies in the U.S. We'll also hear from Dan Gorenstein, NHPR Reporter covering the mercury issue here in New Hampshire.