The mercury menace.

• Position: Stateline - Brief Article

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers is taking Maine to federal court over a new law there that requires the industry to create a collection facility and pay $1 for each electrical switch containing mercury recovered from scrapped cars and trucks. They say the first-in-the-nation law violates the U.S. Constitution by forcing out-of-state automakers to create and finance a system for collecting and disposing of Maine's hazardous waste. Maine's...