Harrisburg– Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture) today praised Governor Ed Rendell, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Kathleen McGinty and the overwhelming majority of the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) for voting to move forward to write regulations requiring Pennsylvania’s coal-fired power plants to reduce their toxic mercury pollution. Today’s 16 - 3 vote by the EQB showed strong support of the petition asking for a state limit on mercury filed by PennFutur