Well, Bush declared war on the environment, now the environmental groups have joined 13 states and declared war on Bush's policies...

Groups Seek Tougher EPA Rules on Mercury
Some of the nation's top environmental groups said Tues. they will join the efforts of at least 13 states hoping to force industry to install mercury pollution controls tougher than those imposed this spring by (Bush's) EPA. Attorney generals from at least 13 states, led by New Jersey, challenged the rules in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District court in Washington. The Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation and Environmental Defense said they will file a separate legal challenge on Wed. The Clean Air Task Force, representing the U.S. Public Research Interest Group, Natural Resources Council of Maine and the Ohio Environmental Council said it would file another lawsuit. The Waterkeeper Alliance, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and Conservation Law Foundation planned a third legal action. And the Natural Resources Defense Council said it would file its own challenge...

The EPA in March issued new regulations that it said would cut mercury pollution from power plants in half by 2020, from 48 tons a year now to 24.3 tons. The new rules rely on the "MARKETS" to reduce pollution, with companies buying and selling allotted pollution limits. Opponents of the new rules contend the agency should have required each plant to install the most effective technology to capture mercury emissions....